Key result
Exposure to cold can produce localized injuries and systemic hypothermia (core temperature ≤35°C), requiring careful diagnosis and management to prevent further heat loss and safely rewarm the body.
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Review
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Supports careful diagnosis and rewarming in cold injuries; leaves open optimal prehospital strategies pending higher-level evidence.
This review outlines the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and prehospital management of systemic hypothermia and localized cold injuries.
Long et al. (2005) conducted a review in Cold injuries. Cold exposure was evaluated. Exposure to cold can produce localized injuries and systemic hypothermia (core temperature ≤35°C), requiring careful diagnosis and management to prevent further heat loss and safely rewarm the body.
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