According to the question, one way to prevent hypothermia is to wear clothes that wick moisture away from the body rather than holding close to the skin.
Further Explanation
Hypothermia is medical condition and is also a symptom that shows an individual is exposed to cold. Hypothermia occurs in individual when the body falls below a temperature of 95 degrees and it can’t warm itself. The normal body temperature is 98.6 degree.
If hypothermia is not treated on time, it could result to medical emergency. Simply put, when the body loses heat faster than it produces it resulted into hypothermia. The skin regulates the body temperature by way of controlling heat loss.
Symptoms of Hypothermia
- When an individual is shivering
- Slurred speech
- Memory loss or confusion
- Slow breathing
- Lack in coordination
- weak pulse or absent respiration
- Loss of consciousness. And many more.
Some certain conditions that can leads to hypothermia include
- Wearing clothes that are not suitable (warm enough) for weather conditions.
- Staying the code for a long period of time
- Falling into water which can happen in a case of boat accidents
- Living in place that is too cold. It can be from either poor heating or too much of air conditioning.
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