RT Book, Section
A1 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 57719560
T1 Chapter 189. Hypothermic Patient Management
T2 Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-161352-1
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57719560
RD 2024/04/19
AB Hypothermia  is  defined  as  a  core  body  temperature  below  35°C.  The  normal  physiologic  thermoregulatory  responses  start  to  fail  once  the  core  body  temperature  reaches  this  level,  leading  to  the  body's  inability  to  generate  enough  heat  to  maintain  bodily  functions.  Hypothermia  can  be  subdivided  into  primary  and  secondary  hypothermia.1  Primary  accidental  hypothermia  occurs  when  a  previously  normal  individual  is  subjected  to  an  environmental  stress.  Secondary  accidental  hypothermia  occurs  when  a  predisposing  factor  leads  to  disruption  of  temperature  homeostasis  and  increases  the  individual's  susceptibility  to  lesser  environmental  stresses  (e.g.,  drug  intoxication,  trauma,  and  endocrine  disorders).  Drug  intoxication  and  trauma  are  acquired  conditions  that  are  highly  associated  with  the  development  of  hypothermia.1