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exercise, dress appropriately, skin layers, low body temperature, cold exposure, hypothermia is dangerously low body temperature, below 95°f, 35°c, people most likely to experience hypothermia, very old, very young, chronically ill, heart, circulation problems, malnourished, overly tired, under the influence of alcohol, drugs, hypothermia occurs, more heat is lost than the body, generate, extended exposure, cold, common causes, outside, enough protective clothing in winter, falling overboard, a boat into cold water, wearing wet clothing in windy, cold weather, heavy exertion, not drinking enough fluids, not eating enough in cold weather, people develop hypothermia, abilities to think, move, lost slowly, in fact, unaware that they need emergency treatment, someone, hypothermia also is likely to have frostbite, drowsiness, weakness, loss of coordination, pale, cold skin, confusion, uncontrollable shivering, at extremely low body temperatures, shivering, stop, slowed breathing, heart rate, lethargy, cardiac arrest, shock, coma, set in, prompt treatment, hypothermia, fatal, symptoms of hypothermia, confusion, changes in mental status, person is unconscious, check airway, breathing, circulation, rescue breathing, cpr, victim is breathing less than 6 breaths per minute, rescue breathing, take the person inside to room temperature, cover, warm blankets, going indoors is not possible, get the person out, the wind, use a blanket, insulation, cold ground, cover the person's head, neck to help retain body heat, once inside, remove any wet, constricting clothes, replace them, dry clothing, warm the person, use own body heat to aid the warming, apply warm compresses, neck, chest wall, groin, person is alert, swallow, give warm, sweetened, nonalcoholic fluids to aid the warming, stay, the person, medical help arrives, not assume that someone found lying motionless, in the cold is already dead, not use direct heat, hot water, a heating pad, a heat lamp, to warm the person, not give the person alcohol, anytime suspect someone has hypothermia, give first aid awaiting emergency assistance, spend time outside, in the cold, not drink alcohol, smoke, drink plenty of fluid, get adequate food, rest, wear proper clothing in cold temperatures to protect body, mittens, not gloves, wind-proof, water-resistant, many-layered clothing, two pairs of socks, cotton next to skin, wool, scarf, hat that cover the ears, to avoid major heat loss, the top of head, extremely cold temperature, high winds, wet clothes, poor circulation, is more likely from age, tight clothing, boots, cramped positions, fatigue, certain medications, smoking, alcohol, diseases that affect the blood vessels, diabetes, marx ja, hockberger rs, walls rm, eds, rosen's emergency medicine, concepts, clinical practice, 5th ed, london, mosby, 1979-1996, auerbach ps, wilderness medicine, 4th ed, mosby, ford-smith ed, clinical toxicology, 1st ed, philadelphia, pa, saunders, 244-247.