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Hypothermia occurs when the body cannot maintain a normal body temperature.
Signs and symptoms that may develop include gradual loss of mental and physical abilities. Severe hypothermia can lead to death.
Follow the links below to find information about hypothermia.
Reviewed November 2007
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Canoeing and kayaking - preventing injury
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Better Health Channel
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Canoeing and kayaking activities include paddling along rivers or on lakes, battling white water rapids or sea surf, sprint racing or competing in marathons. Injuries may include strains, sprains, impact injuries, sunburn, heat stress, dehydration, hypothermia or (rarely) drowning.
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Feb 2008
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Water polo - preventing injury
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Better Health Channel
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Water polo is a low risk sport. Participants need to be fit, strong swimmers. Common injuries include sprains, strains and weather-related conditions such as sunburn or hypothermia.
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Jan 2008
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Hypothermia
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Better Health Channel
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Hypothermia occurs when the body's temperature falls below 35C. Severe hypothermia can be fatal without prompt medical treatment. The risk of hypothermia isn't confined to freezing conditions it often happens in temperatures ranging from 0-10 C and may be caused by medical conditions.
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Oct 2007
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Interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birthweight infants
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Babies rely on external help to maintain body and skin temperature particularly in the first 12 hours of life. For vulnerable infants born prematurely or that are very small, abnormally low body temperature (hypothermia) is a world-wide issue across all...
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Sep 2007
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Cooling for newborns with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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A lack of oxygen before and during birth can destroy cells in a newborn baby's brain. The damage caused by the lack of oxygen continues for some time afterwards. One way to try and stop this damage is to induce hypothermia - cooling the baby or just the...
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Jun 2007
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Winter sports and cold-related injuries
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Better Health Channel
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Exercising in cold weather places extra demands on the body. Common cold-related injuries include muscle sprains and strains, hypothermia and 'snow blindness'. Many of the risks can be reduced with forethought, adequate preparation and proper equipment.
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May 2007
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Therapeutic hypothermia for head injury
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Severe head injury can damage the brain, and damage continues occurring in the brain for some time after the initial injury. Mild hypothermia treatment (cooling) has been a common strategy to slow down some of the brain changes that cause continuing dam...
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Jul 2004
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Hypothermia to reduce neurological damage following coronary artery bypass surgery
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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For people with severe coronary artery (heart) disease, bypass surgery can be life saving. However, bypass surgery is sometimes associated with neurological complications, where very occasionally patients may suffer a stroke, or more commonly memory or ...
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Oct 2000
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Cooling therapy for acute stroke
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Stroke is the third most common cause of death and a leading cause of long-term disability worldwide. Extreme cooling of the body temperature (hypothermia) may possibly protect the nervous system from damage during stroke and some evidence has suggested...
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Jun 1999
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