5 tips against hypothermia

• May 4, 2024

The temperature body is maintained thanks to the circulation of the blood All over the body; however, it may decrease if the skin is exposed to a place with cold weather, or because there is no adequate consumption of food or oxygen .

In accordance with Angeles Hospitals When people are exposed to extremely cold or snowy places, their body temperature drops drastically, which causes uncontrollable tremors, confusion , disorientation, drowsiness and unconsciousness

To avoid the risk of suffering from an illness or, in extreme cases, death, it is important to follow these five tips:

1. Open immediately with dry and thermal clothing
2. Keep your nose and mouth free to breathe properly.
3. Take non-alcoholic hot drinks.
4. Lie down with another person to transmit body heat
5. Wrap your body with a warm blanket and avoid sudden movements

The risk of suffering from hypothermia increases when there are severe traumas, immobility, wet clothing in extremely cold climates, intense breathing, or resting on a frozen surface. See your doctor if you feel irritability , hallucinations , slow movements, Arrhythmias or respiratory faliure . 

Alert in Europe

The balance of the cold wave in Europe, which will persist at least until next week, increased yesterday, especially in the east of the continent, up to 450 dead. In the next video of the agency AFP The situation in this continent is explained:

In Ukraine, where at least 136 people died of cold since January 27, temperatures will drop to minus 30 degrees Celsius over the weekend.

The death toll in Poland rose to 68, with six deaths in the last 24 hours, police said, and there were 23 deaths in Lithuania, 10 in Latvia and one in Estonia.

Other countries affected by the icy wave are: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Bosnia, Germany, Austria, Holland, Italy and Greece.

Video Medicine: What Hypothermia Does To Your Body And Brain (May 2024).