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Which is an early warning sign of hypothermia to watch for in your group?

Uncontrolled shivering, plus slurred speech, fumbling hands and stumbling.

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  1. Uncontrolled shivering ✔
  2. Heavy sweating
  3. Hiccups

Why: Rangers list uncontrolled shivering, slow or slurred speech, memory lapses, fumbling hands and stumbling. Get the person out of the weather, into dry clothes, off the cold ground, and get medical help.

Huh, didn't know that: Rangers say to give a chilled person warm drinks, but never alcohol.

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Why was the hiker shivering? He forgot his jacket and caught a bad case of the brrrs.
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Answer: Uncontrolled shivering. Rangers list uncontrolled shivering, slow or slurred speech, memory lapses, fumbling hands and stumbling. Get the person out of the weather, into dry clothes, off the cold ground, and get medical help.

  1. NPS Rocky Mountain: Hypothermia www.nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/hypothermia.htm
    Uncontrolled shivering
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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