The biggest single killer in the mountains is accidental hypothermia - exposure to cold. This dramatised case study of five people going for a weekend tramp details why it is such a stupid way to die when one of the party suffers severe exposure. This program provides the reasons why he died and what could have prevented his unnecessary death.
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In ACMI's collection
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ACMI Identifier
013477
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Survival skills
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Wilderness survival
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wilderness survival
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Outdoor recreation - Safety measures
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Accidents - Prevention
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body temperature
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cold - Physiological effect
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hypothermia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Survival skills
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Hiking
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Mountaineering
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)