Risk Factors for Hypothermia
List of Risk Factors for Hypothermia
The list of risk factors mentioned for Hypothermia
in various sources
includes:
Risk factors discussion:
Accidental Hypothermia - Age Page - Health Information: NIA (Excerpt)
People who live in poorly heated homes
risk getting accidental hypothermia when the weather is cold. Even
mildly cool temperatures of 60° F (15.5° C) to 65° F (18.3° C) can
trigger the condition. Homes can have inadequate insulation, or
people with low incomes and little savings may keep temperatures
in the dangerous range as they try to keep heating bills
down. (Source: excerpt from Accidental Hypothermia - Age Page - Health Information: NIA)
Accidental Hypothermia - Age Page - Health Information: NIA (Excerpt)
Older people may be
vulnerable to hypothermia even when they live in nursing homes or
group facilities. These institutions have to be careful when
lowering temperatures, because patients who are already sick may
have special difficulty keeping warm. (Source: excerpt from Accidental Hypothermia - Age Page - Health Information: NIA)
Accidental Hypothermia - Age Page - Health Information: NIA (Excerpt)
Older people are at risk of hypothermia not only in cold
weather, but in mildly cool temperatures as well.
(Source: excerpt from Accidental Hypothermia - Age Page - Health Information: NIA)
Risks factors for Hypothermia: medical news summaries:
The following medical news items
are relevant to risk factors for Hypothermia:
About risk factors:
Risk factors for Hypothermia are factors that do not seem
to be a direct cause of the disease,
but seem to be associated in some way.
Having a risk factor for Hypothermia
makes the chances
of getting a condition higher but does
not always lead to Hypothermia.
Also, the absence of any risk factors
or having a protective factor does not necessarily
guard you against getting Hypothermia.
For general information and a list of risk factors,
see the risk center.
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