We talked last week about ways to avoid hypothermia and other cold-weather injuries. Today we are going to talk about emergency treatment. Hypothermia can be mild, moderate or severe. Mild hypothermia is something that most people who live in cold climates have experienced. You feel so cold that your body starts to shake, not very much but uncontrollably.

上周我们谈论了一些方法以避免体温降低及其他寒冷天气所带来的伤害。今天我们再来谈谈紧急治疗法。体温降低有轻微、中等和严重之分，居住在寒冷地区的大部分人们都有轻微体温降低的经历。你会感到冷，并且身体会开始颤抖，尽管不严重，但也是无法自己控制。

The treatment for mild hypothermia starts with getting out of the cold, and changing into dry clothes if necessary. Drinking warm, non-alcoholic liquids and eating something sugary can stop the shivering. Taking a warm bath or sitting by a fire or doing some exercise can also help the body warm up. These are all common sense treatments.

轻微体温降低的治疗首先要逐渐地驱寒，如果需要应更换干燥的衣服；喝些温的、不含酒精的饮料；吃些可以停止颤抖的甜食；洗个温水澡或是坐在火炉旁或做些运动也可以有助于身体慢慢变暖。这些都是普通的治疗常识。

But the treatment changes when people enter the moderate or severe stages of hypothermia. Their body temperature drops below 35℃. They lose the ability to think clearly. Their muscles become stiff. They might bump into things or fall over objects.

但人们的体温降低症状进入的中等或严重期，治疗方法也会改变。他们的体温降至35℃以下，就会失去清晰思维的能力，肌肉会变得僵硬，他们有可能会撞到或跌倒在某些物体上面。

(Adrienne) Freeman is a park ranger at (Yosemite) National Park in California. She is part of the (Yosemite) Search and Rescue team.

Adrienne Freeman是加州约塞米蒂国家公园的一名护林园，也是约塞米蒂国家公园救援队的一名成员。

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