Originally Posted By: DrGiesbrec
A severely hypothermic victim will become unconscious as a result of significant brain cooling; this is not going to sleep and is an inevitable progression towards death.

Thanks for the input, doctor.

The logical follow-up question is whether keeping the severely hypothermic person awake (or concious, in this case) out in the field can forestall death for any significant length of time? Or is that basically out of anyone's influence at that point due to brain cooling?