Card “B”
Caller is trapped outdoors (not in a vehicle).
Q1: Can you pinpoint your location?
Q2: Can you see any signs or landmarks?
Q3: Are you alone? If others are with you, are they children or elderly?
Tell the caller…
- If you are alone and in a phone booth, stay there. If you are calling on a cell phone, find shelter (for everyone) as quickly as possible, identify an obvious landmark nearby, and report your location.
- Try to stay dry.
- Cover all exposed parts of the body.
If shelter cannot be found:
Tell the caller…
- Prepare a lean-to, windbreak, or snow cave for protection from the wind.
- Build a fire for heat, and to attract attention.
- Place rocks around the fire to absorb and reflect heat.
- Do not eat snow directly. Melt it first. Frozen snow will lower your body temperature.
- Exercise lightly and regularly to keep your circulation active.
Blizzard Card “B”
