During Bryson and Katz's journey, they hear stories about all different types of people and their experiences on the trail. There are several bizarre stories about people who have suffered from hypothermia. Most of the time hypothermia victims are people that are not in severe conditions but rather just underprepared for a drop in temperature. "Hypothermia is a medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature." When someone is suffering from hypothermia their body temperature drop below about 95 degrees farenheit. Someone suffering from hypothermia experiences confusion, shallow breathing and severe shivering. Most victims are usually found in strange cirsumstances because hypothermia caused confusion before they died.
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