hypothermia

     

Hypothermia is a conition in which an organism's temperature drops below that required for normal metabolism and bodily functions. In warm-blooded animals, core body temperature is maintained near a constant level through biologic homeostasis. But when the body is exposed to cold its internal mechanisms may be unable to replenish the heat that is being lost to the organism's surroundings.

Trivia about hypothermia

  • Prolonged exposure to the cold causes this condition in which the body's temperature drops below 95 degrees
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a campfire in White Sands National Monument, New Mexico.) Even in the desert, fire is important for survival, for cooking, signaling, & avoiding this, from the Greek for "under" & "heat"
  • (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Colorado) Dress warmly to prevent a fallen body temperature below 95 degrees Fahrenheit - the definition of this condition
  • It's the condition where the human body's temperature falls below 95 degrees
  • More cardiac arrest patients survive thanks to purposely induced this condition, which cools the blood 5-8 degrees
  • Older people are more susceptible to this condition defined as a drop in body temperature to below 95 degrees F.

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