When one is extremely cold and can have frost bite and start to turn blue and go unconsious. If too cold one can freeze to death. Very low freezing body temperature. It is very dangerous. Due to being in an extremely cold place and usually one is wet and extremely cold temperatures cause one to freeze, etc.
This usually occurs when a casualty has been exposed to cold conditions over a long period of time. Among the various causes are: prolonged immersion in cold water, as occurs in ship wreck; in adequate clothing or insulation against cold weather, as often occurs in climbing accidents (its likelihood is greatly increased if the clothes become wet, or if there is a cold wind); or general exposure to cold, as in an inadequately heated room- regrettably fairly common in elderly even in this age. Some of the sign and symptoms of hypothermia are as follows: These are progressive and listed below in chronological order. -Casualty usually complains of being very very cold and tired. -you would notice that a person showing symptoms of hypothermia would have a pale skin, except infants who may look pink and healthy. -Skin feels very cold when touched -Another oblivious symptom is shivering -When shivering ceases it is replaced by lack of muscular coordination; slurred speech; blurred vision; irrational behavior -There is a falling pulse and breathing rate in the casualty -In extreme cases there is unconsciousness with only faintly detectable breathing and heartbeat.
Hypothermia can be fatal. Recognizing early symptoms can prevent it.
