Hipotermia

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Hipotermia

Definición:

Es el descenso peligroso de la temperatura corporal, por debajo de 35º C (95º Fahrenheit).

Nombres alternativos:

Exposición al frío; temperatura corporal baja

Consideraciones generales:

Entre las personas con mayores probabilidades de experimentar hipotermia se incluye a aquellos con las siguientes condiciones:

Causas:

La hipotermia ocurre cuando el cuerpo pierde más calor del que puede generar y generalmente es causada por una prolongada exposición al frío.

Las causas más comunes son:

Referencias:

Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, eds. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: London: Mosby; 2002:1979-1996.

Auerbach PS. Wilderness Medicine . 4th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2001.

Ford MD, ed. Clinical Toxicology . 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2001:244-247.

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