You are a member of a search party and have found the missing person, who has been lost overnight in the mountains in winter. The person is inadequately dressed and very wet. What should you do? Protect him from the wind, remove his wet clothes, dry him and wrap him in blankets and a space blanket as soon as possible.Light a fire and sit him in front of it with a hot coffee.Place him on a stretcher and get him to transport as soon as possible.Give him a nip of brandy and then walk him out of the bush. |