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Exposición al frío; Temperatura corporal baja
A medida que las personas desarrollan hipotermia, sus habilidades para pensar y moverse a menudo se van perdiendo lentamente. De hecho, es posible que incluso no sean conscientes de la necesidad de tratamiento de emergencia. Asimismo, una persona con hipotermia tiene la probabilidad igualmente de sufrir congelación.
Los síntomas abarcan:
Sin tratamiento oportuno, se puede presentar letargo, paro cardíaco,
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