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Content updated on Nov 2, 2022
What is hypothermia?
Hypothermia is a medical emergency that happens when the body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, leading to a dangerously low body temperature. Hypothermia occurs as your body temperature drops below 95 F (35 C).
Symptoms of hypothermia
Recently exposed to a very cold environment
Feeling cold or shivering
Questions your doctor may ask to check for hypothermia
Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose hypothermia
Were you recently in a very cold environment (temperatures low enough to chill the body and limbs)?
Do you feel cold or chilly?
Treatment for hypothermia
Seek immediate medical attention for anyone who seems to have hypothermia. The main treatments for hypothermia involve methods to warm the body back to a normal temperature.
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Diseases related to Hypothermia
References
Peiris AN, Jaroudi S, Gavin M. Hypothermia. JAMA. 2018 Mar 27;319(12):1290. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.0749. PMID: 29584844.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2676112
Paal P, Brugger H, Strapazzon G. Accidental hypothermia. Handb Clin Neurol. 2018;157:547-563. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64074-1.00033-1. PMID: 30459025.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780444640741000331?via%3Dihub
Haverkamp FJC, Giesbrecht GG, Tan ECTH. The prehospital management of hypothermia - An up-to-date overview. Injury. 2018 Feb;49(2):149-164. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2017.11.001. Epub 2017 Nov 4. PMID: 29162267.
https://www.injuryjournal.com/article/S0020-1383(17)30777-5/fulltext
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Maxwell J. Nanes, DO (Emergency department)
Dr Nanes received a doctorate from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and went on to complete a residency in emergency medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. There he trained at Froedtert Hospital and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in the practice of adult and pediatric emergency medicine. He was a chief resident and received numerous awards for teaching excellence during his time there. | | After residency he took a job at a community hospital where he and his colleagues worked through the toughest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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