Mustang Survival HIT MD3157v02 Manuel De L'utilisateur page 24

Some points to remember about hypothermia protection:
1) Always wear your life jacket. Even if you become incapacitated
due to hypothermia, the life jacket will keep you afloat and greatly
improve your chances of rescue.
2) Do not attempt to swim unless it is to reach a nearby craft, fellow
survivor, or a floating object on which you can lean or climb.
Swimming increases the rate of body heat loss. In cold water,
drown-proofing methods that require putting your head in the
water are not recommended. Keep your head out of the water.
This will greatly lessen heat loss and increase your survival time.
FIGURE 31 HELP
3) Use the standard Heat Escape Lessening Position (HELP) when
wearing an inflatable life jacket, drawing the legs up to a seated
position, because doing so will help you conserve body heat
(Fig. 31).
4) Keep a positive attitude about your survival and rescue. This
will improve your chances of extending your survival time until
rescued. Your will to live does make a di erence!
5) If there is more than one person in the water, huddling is
recommended while waiting to be rescued. This action tends to
reduce the rate of heat loss and thus increase survival time.
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