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Do you have any of the following symptoms that require emergency treatment? Call 911 or other emergency services immediately.
- Not breathing: See Rescue Breathing in the topic Dealing With Emergencies.
- Unconscious
- Symptoms of severe
hypothermia, such as:
- •Slow or shallow breathing
- •Decreased level of consciousness
- •Confusion or altered behavior, such as unusual aggressive, irrational, disoriented, or combative behavior
- •Slurred speech
- •Repeated stumbling when walking or unsteadiness when standing
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