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Why is hypothermia dangerous?
Hypothermia is dangerous because it lowers your core body temperature to a dangerous level in which your metabolism is reduced to abnormal stages and your bodily functions don't have enough heat to...
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Why are infants more likely to get hypothermia?
Babies have less body mass.
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Where can you get hypothermia?
In a very very cold place. But it's not the whole answer- it can happen anywhere that has the right conditions to make your body temperature drop severely. So yes, in those places, but it can...
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What is hypothermia?
Hypothermia means below-normal body temperature. Hypo means "under" or "below" and therm means temperature. Hypothermia is when your core body temperature drops. You are normally about 98.6° F (37°...
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What to do first hypothermia?
Move victim to a warm place.