TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Hypothermic Patient Management A1 - Schiebout, Jessen D. A2 - Reichman, Eric F. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e AB - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 13,419 deaths from hypothermia in the United States between 2003 and 2013.1 Approximately 67% of deaths were in males. Many think these figures underestimate the number of cases because standard thermometers do not measure low temperatures.1,2 Hypothermia is defined as a core body temperature below 35°C.2 The normal physiologic thermoregulatory responses fail below this level and lead to an inability to generate enough heat to maintain bodily functions.3,4 Accidental hypothermia is further classified as primary or secondary.5 Primary accidental hypothermia occurs when a healthy individual’s heat production is overcome by environmental factors.6-9 Secondary accidental hypothermia occurs when predisposing factors lead to disruption of temperature homeostasis and increase the individual’s susceptibility to lesser environmental stresses (e.g., drug intoxication, endocrine disorders, and trauma).3 Traumatic injury is a common example of an acquired condition associated with hypothermia.5 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159811024 ER -