PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-708
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 708
NOVEMBER 2011
52
53
PS 708
Cold Weather…
A
Harsh Winter
Tests
Your Mettle
2.
What does the acronym COLD
stand for?
1.
What is wind chill?
3.
What is hypothermia?
4.
What is frostbite?
a.
±a±new±tangy-goat-cheese-flavored±
± milkshake±at±your±local±ice±cream±shop
b.
±what±you±get±when±you±eat±fve±bean±
± burritos±in±sub-zero±temperatures
c.
± the±cooling±power±oF±wind±speed±
± combined±with±air±temperature±on±
± exposed±flesh
a.
±a±small±syringe±and±needle±containing±a±
± dose±oF±pure±thermia
b.
±a±hypochondriac±who±Fears±he±suFFers±
± From±acute±thermia
c.
± the±lowering±oF±core±body±temperature±
± to±below±95°²;±hypothermia±occurs±
± when±the±body±gets±cold±and±loses±heat±
± Faster±than±the±body±can±make±it
a.
±a±new±moose-tracks-and-droppings-
± flavored±milkshake±at±your±local±carhop±
± drive-in
b.
±a±savage±bite±From±a±vicious±Rottweiler±
± named±²rost±(usually±inflicted±when±you±
± mention±neutering)
c.
± the±Freezing±oF±body±tissues±caused±by±
± exposure±to±Freezing±temperatures
a.
±Clearly,±Orville±loves±Daphne
b.
±Cohesive±Outcome-Leveraged±Dynamics
c.
±
C
—Keep±clothing±
CLEAN
±
O
—Avoid±
OVERHEATING
±
L
—Wear±clothing±
LOOSE
±and±in±
LAYERS
±
D
—Keep±clothing±
DRY
start by
taking the
Ps
cold-
weather
quiz!
so, you think
you know
all about
cold-weather
survival.
you
consider
yourself
a veteran
of winter
campaigns.
you say you’ve braved
bitter cold, howling
winds
and
driven snow.
you’re dead
sure you can
withstand the
big freeze.
don’t
bet your
life on it!
you need to fully
understand the
dangers
posed by
snow, ice
and
cold.
before
heading to
the
mountains,
the
snowfields
or the
arctic
circle,
brush
up on survival
in
frigid
climates.
the
answers
are
at the
bottom
of page
54.
heck,
yeah!
darn
toOtin’!
of
COUrse!
wha—?
naw!
really?
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2:53 PM
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