[Sports in cold climate].

In winter sports, and in some summer sports as well, training and competitions take place under climatic conditions where it is necessary to be aware of the danger of hypothermia. Most of the lesions caused by hypothermia during sports activities are minor ones, but severe hypothermia may also occur. Lesions are encountered most frequently on the face, including the eyes, and on hands, feet and other frontal parts of the body. Special attention must be paid to risk of hypothermia in children. The organizers of sports competitions have a duty to provide proper rooms where athletes suffering from hypothermia can region their proper body temperature, and it should be possible for doctors or paramedics to take care of these and other injured athletes at the stadium, and if necessary accompany them to the nearest hospital.