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Based on personal experience, extreme cold weather is a major factor. Alcohol can also thin out the blood and make you think you are warmer than you are, which will lead to hypothermia in the wrong situations.
Basically, any time the surrounding temperature is lower than your body temperature for an extended period of time, you can get hypothermia.
It is far easier to get hypothermia in water than it is on land just due to the fact that you really can't warm the water up as easily as you can the air around you.
The lower the temperature around you, compared to your body temperature, the quicker that hypothermia will set in.
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Which would be an injury received from working in cold weather conditions?
Hypothermia
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.
In what conditions could drinking alcohol cause hypothermia?
body temperature actually decreases.people who drink and then go out into the cold weather are at increased risk for hypothermia
What is the difference between hypothermia and hyperthermia?
hyperthermia is when you have an unusually high body temperature and hypothermia is when you have a really cold body tmperature
What are some synonyms and antonyms for hypothermia?
There are no direct synonyms for hypothermia (low body temperature), but conditions that coexist may be frostbite, chilblains, shivers, or exposure. The antonym (opposite condition) is hyperthermia or fever.
What are three dangers to be aware of when facing blizzard conditions?
Hypothermia Frost bite Low Visibility (For driving)
If the temperature is low and and the wind is strong and the body can't keep up with with heat loss and the skin temperature will what?
hypothermia - though the termperature can be in the 40s and low 50s with the other conditions are right and people will experience hypothermia.
What is a life threatening condition in which the body temperature becomes dangerously low anywhere below 95 degrees?
Hypothermia is a threatening condition, that can lead to death.
What is the plural form of hypothermia?
Hypothermia. "There are different types of hypothermia."
What is it called when there is a dangerous drop in body temperature?
Hypothermia
What can hypothermia do to you?
Hypothermia is known to cause bruising
Is hypothermia a noun?
Yes, 'hypothermia' is a noun.
