Physiological responses and management of hypothermia
Carolyn Keane A&E Senior Staff Nurse, Central Middlesex Hospital, London
Carolyn Keane describes the physiological responses and treatment of hypothermia
Hypothermia is defined as a condition in which the core of the body is less than 35 degrees centigrade in temperature (Lloyd 1996). Of the many classifications of hypothermia, the American College of surgeons (1989) recognises three, these are:
