Hypothermia is a life-threatening condition that happens when your body temperature drops below 95 degrees Fahrenheit. What are some symptoms of hypothermia and how can you recognize if you are suffering from hypothermia? This is a blog about hypothermia – the symptoms, causes, and treatments for this condition.
What is Hypothermia?
Hypothermia is a term that describes when your body’s temperature drops below 95 degrees Fahrenheit. This can happen from conditions like suffocation, frostbite, and more. When it happens, this can lead to serious consequences like seizures and disorientation. In order to prevent hypothermia, make sure you keep yourself and those around you warm at all times.
Types of Hypothermia
Hypothermia is a medical condition that can occur when the body’s core temperature drops below 95 degrees Fahrenheit. There are three main types of hypothermia: mild, severe and drowning. Hypothermia can be caused by certain factors such as environmental factors, medical conditions, and hereditary. There are two types of hypothermia: cold water and cold air. Cold-water hypothermia is most common and is caused by immersion in cold water for an extended period of time. Cold-air hypothermia is less common and is mainly caused by spending a long period of time outside in very cold weather.
A person with hypothermia is a person whose body temperature falls below their normal level. Hypothermia occurs when the body loses heat faster than it can be produced. There are three types of hypothermia: mild, moderate, and severe. Mild hypothermia occurs at temperatures of 36 degrees Celsius or lower and lasts for longer than 6 hours. Moderate hypothermia is associated with a temperature at or below 28 degrees Celsius and lasts for more than 6 hours. Severe hypothermia is associated with a temperature at or below 24 degrees Celsius and lasts less than six hours.
Causes of Hypothermia
Hypothermia is a medical emergency that develops when there is an abnormally low body temperature. Usually, the body can take care of low body temperatures on its own but if it goes too far, hypothermia can cause death or permanent damage. Handing out hats and caps can be a helpful way to increase your core body temperature.
Symptoms of Hypothermia
Some of the most common symptoms of hypothermia include shivering, difficulty speaking, confusion, and drowsiness. Signs that are less common to see in a person with hypothermia range from numbness or tingling in extremities to uncontrolled blushing. Hypothermia is a dangerous condition which happens when the core body temperature drops below the normal range. Symptoms of Hypothermia can vary from mild to severe and usually seem like the following: shivering, confusion, unconsciousness, and even death. The symptoms of hypothermia are caused by a drop in your core body temperature that isn’t being maintained by enough heat production or heat loss.
Treatment of Hypothermia
The symptoms of hypothermia include shivering, confusion, slowed movement, and impaired thinking. In severe cases of hypothermia, the person may stop breathing and become comatose. At this point they are at risk of a cardiac arrest that may result in death if not treated immediately. The best way to treat hypothermia is to warm the person up with blankets as soon as possible because exposure to cold temperatures can make the condition worse.
Hypothermia is a medical emergency. It occurs when the body loses heat faster than it can produce it. The most common cause of hypothermia is exposure to cold and wet weather, but other causes include dehydration, low heart rate, blood loss, chronic diseases such as diabetes, alcoholism, or substance abuse. Hypothermia may be treated with warming or fluid replacement therapy and rewarming where needed.
Prevention
Hypothermia is a condition in which the body’s core temperature drops below the normal range of 36.2 to 37.2 degrees Celsius (98.2 to 98.9 degrees Fahrenheit). The most common symptom of hypothermia is shivering, followed by loss of conscious and then low heart rate, exhaustion, and unconsciousness. If you have any of these symptoms, you should go to a hospital immediately – always remember that this condition is life-threatening unless treated quickly with medication or warm water immersion.

Durga Awasthi 
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