* Apathy * Decreased awareness * Unable to think or solve basic problems * Confusion * Skin pale and cool to the touch Advanced Signs : (Core temperature 93 - 94 F) * Stumbling * Obvious shivering * Little or no effort to protect self * Unaware of present situation Further Advanced Signs : (Core temperature 91 - 92 F) * Difficulty walking * Intense shivering * Thick or slurred speech * No effort to protect self * Skin appears ash gray and cold * Possible hallucinations Critical Stages : (87 - 90 F) * Unable to walk * Shivering comes in waves * Speech is very difficult to understand As the core temperature continues to drop shivering will cease, respirations and pulse will appear absent, and the skin will become blue in color.
(Skin; appears; ) (the skin; will become; blue in color) (Difficulty; walking; ) (Speech; is; very difficult to understand) (the core temperature; shivering; ) (Shivering; comes; L:in waves) (the core temperature; will cease; ) (the core temperature; to drop; ) (the core temperature; continues; )
Skin the skin Difficulty Speech the core temperature Shivering the core temperature the core temperature the core temperature
appears will become walking is shivering comes will cease to drop continues
blue in color
very difficult to understand
L:in waves