Hypothermia

1. Team 4: Emily, Faith, Christina, Alberto, & Eduardo Hypothermia

2. Table of Contents • What is Hypothermia? • Causes • Symptoms • Who is at risk? • Treatments • Prevention • Statistics • References • Quiz!!!

3. "Over the river and through the woods,Oh how the wind does blow, It stings the toes,And bites the nose, As over the ground we go"- Lydia Child from the children’s song "Over the river and through the woods"

4. What is Hypothermia? • Hypothermia is an acute non-infectious disease. • Hypothermia is a medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat. • Occurs when body temperature drops below 95 F

6. Causes • Wearing clothes that aren't warm enough for weather conditions • Staying out in the cold too long • Unable to get out of wet clothes or move to a warm, dry location

7. More Causes • Inadequate heating in the home, especially for older people and infants • Air conditioning that is too cold, especially for older people and infants • Accidental falls in water, as in a boating accident

8. Symptoms • Your body and mental activity slow down. • You get nauseas as your body temperature lowers. • Apathy sets in- people stop caring and fall asleep which leads to death. • Confusion and lethargy are also common symptoms.

9. Who’s at Risk? • People of older age or younger age • Mentally ill • Alcohol and drug users • People with medical conditions or taking medications *Though these people are most at risk everyone is still at risk if you are exposed to low temperatures.

10. Treatments (First Aid) • Be Gentle • Move the person out of the cold • Remove wet clothing • Cover the person with blankets • Monitor breathing • Don’t apply direct heat • Insulate the person’s body from cold ground

11. Treatments (Medical) • Blood re-warming-Blood may be drawn, warmed and recirculated in the body. • Warm intravenous fluids- A warmed solution of salt water is injected into a vein. • Airway re-warming- the use of humidified oxygen to warm the body. • Cavity lavage- A warm saltwater solution may be used to warm the stomach, bladder or colon.

13. Primary & Secondary Prevention Primary • Wear warm clothes • Keep dry • Avoid activities that would cause sweating Secondary • If you have symptoms of hypothermia, see a doctor as soon as possible

14. Prevention Tertiary • Tertiary prevention is medical treatments such as blood re-warming, cavity lavage, airway re-warming, and warm intravenous fluids

15. Statistics • Hypothermia causes approximately 816 deaths each year in the United States • 68 deaths per month • 15 deaths per week • 2 deaths per day

17. References • www.mayoclinic.com • www.cdc.gov • www.adventuresportsonline.com • www.medicinenet.com

18. Quiz • How many people die a year of hypothermia? -816 people die a year of hypothermia • Who is most at risk of hypothermia? -Older people, younger people, and mentally ill 3. What are some ways of preventing hypothermia? -Wear warm clothes, don’t sweat in the cold

19. Quiz Continued • What are symptoms of hypothermia? • Your body and mental activity slow down. • You get nauseas as your body temperature lowers. • Apathy sets in- people stop caring and fall asleep which leads to death. • Confusion and lethargy are also common symptoms. 5. What is the method of re-warming blood? • Blood re-warming-Blood may be drawn, warmed and re-circulated in the body. • Warm intravenous fluids- A warmed solution of salt water is injected into a vein. • Airway re-warming- the use of humidified oxygen to warm the body. • Cavity lavage- A warm saltwater solution may be used to warm the stomach, bladder or colon.