Hypothermia

Hypothermia occurs when the body temperature drops below 35 degrees Celcius. Signs and symptoms include gradual loss of mental and physical abilities. Severe hypothermia can lead to death.

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Reviewed January 2012

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Title:	Hypothermia
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Hypothermia occurs when the body's temperature falls below 35°C. Severe hypothermia can be fatal without prompt medical treatment. Symptoms of hypothermia include feeling cold, pale skin, shivering, loss of concentration, drowsiness, confusion, dizziness, slurred speech, dilated pupils and slowed breathing. First aid for hypothermia includes keeping the person still and not massaging or rubbing the affected person.
Date:	Jul 2011

Title:	Canoeing and kayaking - preventing injury
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Canoeing and kayaking injuries may include strains, sprains, impact injuries, sunburn, heat stress, dehydration, hypothermia or drowning. Preparation and the right equipment, including helmets and a life jacket, can minimise the risks.
Date:	Jun 2011

Title:	Water polo - preventing injury
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	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.
Date:	Mar 2011

Title:	Winter sports and cold-related injuries
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Sport and 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 planning, adequate preparation and proper equipment. Be alert for signs of hypothermia and frostbite.
Date:	Jan 2011

Title:	Interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birthweight infants
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Preventing low body temperature at birth in premature and low birthweight infants may be important to survival and long-term outcome. Babies rely on external help to maintain body and skin temperature particularly in the first 12 hours of life. For vuln...
Date:	Feb 2010

Title:	Hypothermia for traumatic head injury
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	This review includes twenty-three randomised controlled trials involving 1614 patients with traumatic head injury. In each trial, the patients were randomly divided into two groups: one group remained at normal body temperature, and the other group was ...
Date:	Apr 2009

Title:	Damage control surgery for abdominal trauma
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Trauma is one of the leading causes of death across all ages. Some patients with major abdominal trauma develop what is known as the 'lethal triad' -- impaired coagulation, metabolic acidosis, and hypothermia. This is a life-threatening condition which ...
Date:	Aug 2008

Title:	Hypothermia
Publisher:	Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:	Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of hypothermia by professional health specialists.
Date:	Feb 2008

Title:	Cooling for newborns with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	There is evidence that induced hypothermia (cooling) of newborn babies who may have suffered from a lack of oxygen at birth reduces death or disability, without increasing disability in survivors. This means that parents should expect that cooling will ...
Date:	Jun 2007

Title:	Hypothermia for neuroprotection in adults after cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	To date about one tenth to a third of successfully resuscitated patients leave hospital to live an independent life again. Clinical studies have shown that this outcome can be improved by cooling the body to about 33 C for several hours after cardiac a...
Date:	Jan 2007

Title:	Hypothermia to reduce neurological damage following coronary artery bypass surgery
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	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 ...
Date:	Oct 2000

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