Redhawk Caldera Hippos Can't Ice-Fish
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Hypothermia stuff for you guys. Hypothermia is when the body temperature lowers too much. Long term exposure to cold can cause it with the first symptoms of shivering, numbness, and stumbling. But, Somnia is falling into freezing water, so, it will progress MUCH faster than just walking outside in the cold. Worse symptoms of hypothermia that she could display would be acting delirious, to stop shivering, weak pulse/breathing, losing consciousness, and permanent memory loss in old people. That last one, Somnia's going to have a little bit of a time-lapse in her mind which is going to go along with her deliriousness, and only last as long as that. Oh, and her limbs (and tail?) will be colder than her chest/torso area because the blood stops circulating to those areas and only goes from the heart, lungs, and brain instead of pushing the other cold blood around and making it worse.

To cure hypothermia, you just need to get the body temperature back to normal. There is no medicine to do that, except, they can pump heated fluids into you at hospitals and such. But, wolves don't know how to do that. So, Elwood and Ashton would have to heat her up with body heat, dry her off, and probably move her someplace sheltered. But keep in mind the cold weather could lower Somnia's temperature enough to kill her if she isn't warmed at least a little bit first.

Super long OOC, but that should be the important stuff! :D

Craaaack. She had tried to slow down, she really had. But Somnia hadn't been able to stop before it was too late. A second seemed to go by in slow motion as the small cracking sound continued. She should really get off the lake befo- CRACK! The water rose up instantly to meet her. Somnia struggled, her limbs flailing about in a poor attempt to not drown. The freezing water had already invaded her mouth and drenched her from when she fell in, but her head was still above the water.

Her limbs got heavier with every movement, making staying up afloat a harder task. And, any of the ice she had somehow struck in her useless flailing attempts just broke off. Her focus was getting out of the water; Somnia couldn't focus on trying to get on the land instead in her panicked state. The heaviness enveloped her, even intruding her mind. Heavy.... Heavy..... Now complete nothingness. She had blacked out from the cold water in only a seemingly long moment.
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Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Somnia - December 08, 2014, 08:33 AM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Elwood - December 08, 2014, 04:07 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Ashton - December 09, 2014, 12:15 AM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Somnia - December 09, 2014, 03:35 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Elwood - December 09, 2014, 09:39 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Ashton - December 15, 2014, 10:49 AM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Somnia - December 15, 2014, 09:43 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Elwood - December 16, 2014, 11:07 AM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Ashton - December 16, 2014, 11:25 AM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Somnia - December 16, 2014, 05:34 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Elwood - December 16, 2014, 09:15 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Ashton - December 17, 2014, 03:11 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Elwood - December 17, 2014, 07:59 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Ashton - December 17, 2014, 08:15 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Elwood - December 17, 2014, 08:24 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Ashton - December 17, 2014, 09:06 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Elwood - December 17, 2014, 09:23 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Somnia - December 17, 2014, 09:46 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Ashton - December 17, 2014, 10:18 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Elwood - December 18, 2014, 11:53 AM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Somnia - December 18, 2014, 03:56 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Ashton - December 18, 2014, 07:18 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Elwood - December 18, 2014, 09:06 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Somnia - December 19, 2014, 04:05 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Ashton - December 20, 2014, 03:10 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Elwood - December 20, 2014, 03:52 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Somnia - December 20, 2014, 04:27 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Ashton - December 20, 2014, 06:31 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Elwood - December 21, 2014, 05:00 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Somnia - December 21, 2014, 05:35 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Ashton - December 25, 2014, 03:46 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Somnia - December 25, 2014, 03:59 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Ashton - December 26, 2014, 12:23 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Somnia - December 26, 2014, 12:35 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Ashton - December 26, 2014, 12:54 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Somnia - December 26, 2014, 01:12 PM
RE: Hippos Can't Ice-Fish - by Ashton - December 26, 2014, 01:35 PM