Hypothermia

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.

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Reviewed November 2007

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Title:   Canoeing and kayaking - preventing injury
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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.
Date:   Feb 2008

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:   Jan 2008

Title:   Hypothermia
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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.
Date:   Oct 2007

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:   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...
Date:   Sep 2007

Title:   Cooling for newborns with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   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...
Date:   Jun 2007

Title:   Winter sports and cold-related injuries
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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.
Date:   May 2007

Title:   Therapeutic hypothermia for head injury
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   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...
Date:   Jul 2004

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

Title:   Cooling therapy for acute stroke
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   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...
Date:   Jun 1999
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