Question 1

what causes hypothermia?

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Cold: Hypothermia is caused by loss of body heat. This can occur in injury, immersion in water, surgery, exposure outdoors, etc. Some conditions call for deliberately induced hypothermia such as stroke and post-cardiac arrest patients. Severe hypothermia requires medical intervention, mild hypothermia-a cup of hot chocolate.

Question 2

how do you treat  hypothermia?

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Warm body...: There are many ways to slowly warm a patient who has hypothermia. Examples include, warm blankets, warmed IV fluids, warm water peritoneal lavage, hemodialysis with warming of blood before it is returned to the body, etc. Some of these maneuvers are very invasive and so are only used if initial, less invasive maneuvers fail. Taking off cold, wet clothing is important part of warming process.

Question 3

what are the signs of hypothermia?

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Low body temp: Definition: below 95 degrees:  depending on the body temp: between 95-89.6 - poor peripheral circulation, shivering, apathy, lethargy, confusion and rapid heart rate; between 89.6-82.4 - shivering stops, increased confusion or delirium, slowing heart rate and irregular heart rate; below 82.4 coma, ventricular fibrillation (type of cardiac arrest), may look dead; below 68 brain activity stops.

Question 4

how do you treat acute hypothermia?

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Please see below.: Treatment includes preventing further heat loss, then careful rewarming, as well as respiratory support.  Hypothermia can cause heart rhythm problems, which can require medication, cpr, or a defibrillator.

Question 5

what are the dangers of hypothermia?

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Circumstance depends: walking/hiking outdoors with hypothermia can make you slow and sleepy, with risk of more damage as you cool down further. Frostbite results when parts of you get too cold and freeze.
In a different setting, like after injury or surgery, with heavy bleeding, hypothermia throws off the body's ability to clot and stop the bleeding. Other basic functions get thrown off as well.

Question 6

what are the symptoms of hypothermia?

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Please see below.: Symptoms can include mood change, irritability, poor judgment, rhythmic or repeated movements, slurred speech, difficulty moving, fatigue, coma, or even cardiac arrest.

Question 7

what are symptoms of acute hypothermia?

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Please see below.: Symptoms can include mood change, irritability, poor judgment, rhythmic or repeated movements, slurred speech, difficulty moving, fatigue, coma, or even cardiac arrest.

Question 8

can i get hypothermia just out in the air?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Hypothermia can occur in temperature exposures of 50f or higher in wet and windy weather. Certain factors can predispose people to developing hypothermia, such as alcohol consumption. Home treatment may raise body temperature to normal in some mild cases of hypothermia but this can require hospital care if moderate to severe.

Question 9

what are some of the tests for hypothermia?

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The tests for Hypothermia include::   Basic metabolic panel, Complete blood count, Xray of chest, Clotting factors, Electrocardiogram, Arterial blood gas, Blood sugar.

Question 10

what temperature does hypothermia occur at?

Accepted Answer

95F or 35C: The definition of hypotermia is when a person has a temperature of 35C /95F or below.

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