All Entries Tagged With: "Hypothermia"
How to Treat Hypothermia Effectively
The basic cause of hypothermia is a lack of external heat combined with an inability to maintain sufficient insulation. The heat loss from the body is greater than the heat produced and the body temperature falls abnormally low. Shivering occurs and the muscular activity produces heat. The heart rate increases, the peripheral blood vessels constrict [...]
How to Treat Hypothermia
Older adults are at especially high risk of hypothermia. Your metabolism has slowed down, so it is harder for you to keep your body temperature normal when the weather gets cold. Your body also has lost some of its sensitivity to changes in temperature, so you may not even feel your body chilling. Since you [...]