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Alcohol!!
One of the risks of drinking too much and passing out is death by hypothermia.
The alcohol numbs your senses, so the shiver reflex is suppressed. It also relaxes your muscles so the vaso-constriction reflex that preserves body heat by reducing blood flow to the extremities is also less effective.
A local lad died in our bus-shelter after drinking too much and falling asleep. It wasn't a particularly cold night, yet the cause of death was hypothermia brought on by alcohol intoxication. Lots of people felt quite guilty that they'd just left him there to 'sleep it off' rather than call an ambulance.
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What drug may interfere with the body's ability to regulate temperature?
There are various drugs which may interfere with the body's ability to regulate its temperature and may cause hypothermia. For example, there is alcohol.
What are the long term effects of hypothermia?
The worst long term effects of hypothermia are of course are cardiac arrest and death. If you have inhaled water, you can have damage to your lungs. Extremities can also lose blood flow and lose function and/or may have to be amputated.
How does exercise during cold weather prevent sickness?
Sudden exertion in cold weather can strain a person's heart or cause accidental hypothermia if precautions are not taken.
Is schitzophrenia a familial cause of drug use?
nothing
What are the blizzard risks?
hypothermia and frostbite
What drug may interfere with the body's ability to regulate temperature?
There are various drugs which may interfere with the body's ability to regulate its temperature and may cause hypothermia. For example, there is alcohol.
What drug may interfere with the body's ability to regulate its temperature and may cause hypothermia?
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What drug may interfere with the body and ability to regulate its temperature and may cause hypothermia?
ecstasy, marijuana tobacco magic mushroom psp will kill brain cells liver lungs ans other...........
What can hypothermia do to you?
Hypothermia is known to cause bruising
Which of the signs of generalized hypothermia would cause casualty display?
Casualty may appear drowsy and confused
Can hypothermia cause deaths?
sure can
Can heart problems cause hypothermia?
No. But the converse is true
What to do Rough handling of a hypothermic patient with a pulse may cause?
Individuals in moderate to severe hypothermia stages become more susceptible to sudden ventricular fibrillation http://theemtspot.com/2010/02/25/responding-to-hypothermia/
What is the cause of primary hypothermia?
Primary hypothermia occurs when the body's heat-balancing mechanisms are working properly but are subjected to extreme cold.
What causes low body temp in cats?
Some things that cause low body temp are, exposure to the cold,alcoholism,possibly hypothermia, and some medications can cause this as well.
Who are the sufferers of hypothermia?
Hypothermia is primarily an urban phenomenon associated with alcoholism, drug addiction, mental illness, and cold--water immersion accidents. The victims are often homeless male alcoholics.
When a drug interacts with warfarin the drug may cause a dangerous adverse effect do by?
enhancing the effect of the anticoagulant
