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- Confusion, memory loss, or slurred speech
- Drop in body temperature below 95 Fahrenheit
- Exhaustion or drowsiness
- Loss of consciousness
- Numb hands or feet
- Shallow breathing
- Shivering
In infants, symptoms include:
- Bright red, cold skin
- Very low energy level
- Get the person indoors.
- Remove wet clothing and dry the person off, if needed.
- Warm the person's trunk first, not hands and feet. Warming extremities first can cause shock.
- Warm the person by wrapping him or her in blankets or putting dry clothing on the person.
- Do not immerse the person in warm water. Rapid warming can cause heart arrhythmia.
- If using hot water bottles or chemical hot packs, wrap them in cloth; don't apply them directly to the skin.
If the person is not breathing normally:
- For a child, start CPR for children.
- For an adult, start adult CPR.
- Continue CPR until the person begins breathing or emergency help arrives.
- Give the person a warm drink, if conscious. Avoid caffeine or alcohol.
- Once the body temperature begins to rise, keep the person dry and wrapped in a warm blanket. Wrap the person's head and neck, as well.
- At the hospital, health care providers will continue warming efforts, including providing intravenous fluids and warm, moist oxygen.
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How does Hypothermia effect on heart?
In cases of severe hypothermia, a persons hear rate will start to decrease and their blood pressure will start to drop. In mild conditions of hypothermia, ones heart rate will increase for a while.
What is the safest thing to do for someone suspected for having hypothermia?
The safest thing to do for someone suspected of having hypothermia is get immediate medical attention.
What is the safest thing to do for someone suspected to having hypothermia?
The safest thing to do for someone suspected of having hypothermia is get immediate medical attention.
What is the safest thing to do for someone suspects of having hypothermia?
The safest thing to do for someone suspected of having hypothermia is get immediate medical attention.
What to do if someone gets hypothermia?
Take them to the emergency room
What causes secondary hypothermia?
Getting wet
How common is it for someone to get hypothermia?
Water sucks heat out of your body 10 times quicker then air, so you could even get hypothermia in the summer.
Who is affected by low or good blood circulation?
Everyone good be affected by low or good blood circulation. Hypothermia will cause someone to have bad blood circulation. Exercise can help someone have good blood circulation.
Why does CPR cause hypothermia?
the infusion of small volumes of ice-cold Ringer's solution during resuscitation results in an effective decrease in nasopharyngeal temperature. Caution should be taken to avoid temperatures below the range of mild therapeutic hypothermia.
What is a typical human?
It should be at 98.6 degrees F. But, when healthy, can be between 90-100. When sick, it can reach 104. When you have mild hypothermia, it can reach 85.
Is it ok if your son's temperature is 34.5?
If this is in Fahrenheit, then I'm very sorry, but your son is dead and almost frozen. If it's in Celsius, then your son has mild hypothermia.
What is the word for a rapid change in body temperature?
Hyperthermia and hypothermia are what the rapid change in body temperature is called. Someone who is experiencing hyperthermia has a temperature that remains above normal. Someone who is experiencing hypothermia has a temperature that remains below normal.
