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"Shelby!" you hear Kristin shout, "I found him! Over here!"

You turn your snow shoes toward the shouting and move through the thick trees and across the mounds of snow. Ahead, you see members of your search and rescue
team gathered around the base of a large tree.
"He's awake," Kristin says, "But he's very cold. I don't think he's injured anywhere...
"Garren? you ask as you approach the man sitting in the snow at the base of the tree. You check your watch and realize it's been 4 hours since he was first reported
missing from the ski lodge. "Do you know what happened
"Got lost.. so cold..." Garren mumbles, unable to keep his eyes open for long. You note the fact that he is not actively shivering, and feel your sense of urgency
increase.
"Ok Garren," you say as you feel his neck for a pulse, "you're hypothermic, but we're going to get you warm as soon as possible".
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What signs or symptoms of hypothermia is this patient displaying? Are these early or late signs?

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shaking is a sign of Hypothermia, Exhaustion or feeling very tired, Confusion, Fumbling hands, Memory loss, Slurred speech, and Drowsiness is also some signs of hypothermia. Shaking and exhaustion could be an early and late sign of hypothermia it all depends how long they’ve been out there.

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The patient is displaying late signs of hypothermia which inlcude symptoms such as slurred speech and the inability to stay awake. The reason it is also late signs of hypothermia is becasue there are no active signs of shivering which is common in the early stages while the patient is more conscious and alert.

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