Which statement correctly defines moderate hypothermia in wilderness care?

• A. Mild hypothermia is 32-35°C.
• B. Severe hypothermia is 28-32°C.
• C. Moderate hypothermia is 28-32°C.
• D. Normal body temperature is 28-32°C.

Answer: (C)

Understanding how hypothermia is categorized by core temperature helps you decide the urgency and method of care in the field. Moderate hypothermia is a mid-range condition where the core temperature has dropped below normal but isn’t critically low. The standard classification places moderate hypothermia in the range of twenty-eight to thirty-two degrees Celsius. This sits between mild hypothermia, roughly thirty-two to thirty-five degrees, and severe hypothermia, below about twenty-eight degrees. Normal body temperature stays around thirty-seven degrees Celsius. So, describing moderate hypothermia as twenty-eight to thirty-two degrees Celsius aligns with widely used definitions in wilderness medicine. The other statements mislabel the ranges for mild or severe or misstate what normal temperature is.