Safety & Environmental Protection (Deck) USCG Question #1574 (Set 48)

A person is exhibiting signs of hypothermia and starts to shiver, what does this indicate?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option C — the body is trying to generate more heat

Shivering is an involuntary neuromuscular reflex where skeletal muscles rapidly contract to generate metabolic heat, serving as the body's primary physiological defense mechanism against declining core temperatures during the onset of hypothermia.

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