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Hypothermia > Patient Education Author: Dmitri Guvakov, MD, PhD; Stuart Weiss, MD, PhD; Albert Cheung, MD
Module updated - 2011-03-28
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Rationale:

  • Accidental hypothermia and its complications often result from a cascade of poor decisions and events in people having impaired cognitive function as a result of alcohol ingestion, age, or retardation.
  • The most effective strategy is an increased awareness of conditions that lead to hypothermia, and recognition of its early signs and symptoms.
  • Understanding the principles of prevention and treatment of accidental hypothermia plays an important role in protection techniques.

Evidence:

  • Consensus.

Comments:

  • None.
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Albert Cheung, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Dmitri Guvakov, MD, PhD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Stuart Weiss, MD, PhD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Wenjun Martini, PhD, editorial consultant, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Deborah Korenstein, MD, FACP, Co-Editor, PIER, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Richard B. Lynn, MD, FACP, Co-Editor, PIER, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.

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