Clammy skin is cool, moist, and usually pale.
Alternative NamesSweat - cold; Clammy skin; Cold sweat
ConsiderationsClammy skin may be an emergency. Call your doctor or 911 immediately.
Common CausesHome care depends on what is causing the clammy skin. Call for medical help if you are not sure.
If you think the person is in shock, lie him or her down on the back and raise the legs about 12 inches. Call your local emergency number (such as 911) or take the person to the hospital.
If the clammy skin may be due to heat exhaustion, have the person drink plenty of fluids and move to a cool, shaded environment.
Call your health care provider ifSeek immediate medical help if any of the following symptoms occur:
Always contact your doctor or go to the emergency department if the symptoms do not go away quickly.
What to expect at your health care provider's officeThe health care provider will perform a physical exam and ask questions about the symptoms and the patient's medical history, including:
Clammy skin is cool, moist, and usually pale.
Alternative NamesSweat - cold; Clammy skin; Cold sweat
ConsiderationsClammy skin may be an emergency. Call your doctor or 911 immediately.
Common CausesHome care depends on what is causing the clammy skin. Call for medical help if you are not sure.
If you think the person is in shock, lie him or her down on the back and raise the legs about 12 inches. Call your local emergency number (such as 911) or take the person to the hospital.
If the clammy skin may be due to heat exhaustion, have the person drink plenty of fluids and move to a cool, shaded environment.
Call your health care provider ifSeek immediate medical help if any of the following symptoms occur:
Always contact your doctor or go to the emergency department if the symptoms do not go away quickly.
What to expect at your health care provider's officeThe health care provider will perform a physical exam and ask questions about the symptoms and the patient's medical history, including:
Jones AE, Kline JA. Shock. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al, eds. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 4.
Reviewed ByReview Date: 01/07/2011
Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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My hands become clammy when I watch horror movies. By the time he found her, she had fainted and her skin felt clammy.
It looks wet and white.
During shock, blood is conserved for the vital organs, and blood flow to the skin is decreased. This makes the skin feel cold and clammy.
Her hands looked clammy because of severe heart pain; heart attacks.
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Fact !... Reptile skin is dry - not clammy. Their temperature is governed by external heat sources.
A clammy forehead usually happens do to perspiration. Sweat glands help the body stay cool when it gets hot, thus causing a moist clammy feeling on the surface of the skin.
Untreated shock would make the skin feel cold and clammy.
Blood is routed away from your skin.
Cool and sweaty to the touch. Usually means someone is sick.