Hypothermia
The meaning of hypothermia is a low body
temperature in a warm-blooded organism. It slows down your
normal body functions.
The importance of hypothermia is that in surgery it
protects the heart muscle by decreasing the need for oxygen.
Hibernating animals let their body temperature fall to where
they can live, but be in a deep sleep. The hibernating animals
recover, can quickly when it is needed.
Hypothermia occurs when a body part is exposed to
temperature. Body temperatures under 95°F or 35°C, is the
temperature of hypothermia.
Hypothermia takes place when a body part is exposed to
freezing winters or blizzards. It also may occur when you are
wearing wet or tight clothes in the freezing cold then that takes
away heat from the body.
In very long winters some animals adapt to the cold
conditions. That prevents hypothermia because they are
adapting to their cold environment. Humans in Shcakleton’s
time protected themselves by wearing thick coats.
Hypothermia occurs when someone or something is
exposed to cold environments. When a person is in the
freezing cold, they can easily die when stranded away from
home.
Other important information is around the 1930s,
expeditions did not allow enough food for the explorers on the
expedition. The coldest place in the Artic is Siberia. The most
common body parts to get exposed are toes, fingers, ears, or
the tip of a nose. Frostbite also can be caused by hypothermia.
1. What are the body parts that get exposed to
hypothermia? Cite text evidence from both
webpages to support your answer
2. How does clothing affect hypothermia? Cite text
evidence from both webpages.
3. How does hypothermia affect people? Cite text
evidence from both webpages and the novel.
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