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Accidental hypothermia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hypothermia is a condition in which an organism's temperature drops below that required for normal metabolism and body functions. In warm-blooded animals, core body temperature is maintained near a c...
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During 1979--1998, New York had the second highest number of hypothermia-related deaths in the United States. ... Hypothermia-Related Deaths --- Suffolk County, New York, January 1999--March 2000, and United States, 1979--1998...
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This report describes three hypothermia-related deaths that occurred during 2005 and reviews CDC data on hypothermia-related deaths during 1999-2002 in the United States. ... Taylor AJ, McGwin Jr G, Davis GG, Brissie RM, Holley TD, Rue III LW. Hypothermia deaths in Jefferson County, Alabama. Inj Prev 2001;7: 141–5.
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Normal human core body temperature is 37°C (98.6°F), clinically hypothermia occurs when the core temperature falls below 35°C (95°F) - that's not much of a drop. ... Mild hypothermia ... Moderate hypothermia...
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Hypothermia can occur quickly after immersion in water, or more insidiously at any time of year, especially on long passages. It can occur even while snorkeling in the warm Caribbean waters! Your ability to assess and treat the various stages of hypothermia is extremely necessary and important.
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Deaths caused by Hypothermia as a medical condition including life expectancy and survival rate information. ... Deaths from Hypothermia: 0.3 per 100,000 for "excessive cold" in Canada 1997 (86 cases)1...
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#1; Many Factors in Russia Hypothermia; January 3, 2002; By SARAH KARUSH ... In a sign of official indifference toward the problem, the Health Ministry says it has no national statistics on cold deaths, despite alarming numbers reported by individual cities.
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