Hypothermia
Hypothermia is low body temperature due to any cause. The best-known common cause is cold exposure and the term “hypothermia” in common parlance often refers specifically to this life-threatening condition. However, the term in medical usage is actually
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Causes
Cold-exposure hypothermia is the most widely-known cause. A person who is exposed to cold temperatures for too long
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