Take care to wrap the object so as not to burn the victim. Such stimulation only hastens the flow of cold blood to the heart and throughout the body and can cause more severe damage, even heart attack. Be careful not to allow fluids to be inhaled. An unconscious victim should be treated for shock, placed in a supine position with head tilted back to maintain an open airway. Hypothermia can cause other severe damage, even death.
Prevention works best.
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