Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00200:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00200
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 3670–4778

9               Factors that must exist
At least one of the following factors must as a minimum exist before it can be said that a reasonable hypothesis has been raised connecting accidental hypothermia or death from accidental hypothermia with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          being exposed to low environmental temperature at the time of the clinical onset of accidental hypothermia;
Note:  Exposure to low environmental temperatures may occur during military training or exercises in the outdoors, but is also likely to occur in other circumstances, examples of which include: occupational exposure (for example, cold room), poorly controlled psychiatric disease or suicide attempt, substances or diseases that affect the level of consciousness (for example, alcohol intoxication, drug overdose or epileptic seizure), injury or diseases that affect the ability to walk (for example, heart attack or stroke), diseases that impair cognition (for example, dementia), and homelessness.
(2)          inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for accidental hypothermia.