Tips to prevent the threat of hypothermia
You may not know what the term hypothermia means but you surely know the first sign of the emergency medical condition: shivering.Hypothermia happens when your body loses heat to the point that your body temperature drops below 95 degrees Fahrenheit.Your body's first reaction is to aggressively try to warm its inside by shivering-- as your muscles start to move in an effort to create heat.Dr. Mike Patrick, who is an emergency medical expert at Nationwide Children's Hospital, said it can happen i
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