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TEMA:
HYPOTHERMIA
ASIGNATURA:
INGLES II
DOCENTE TUTOR:
ALUMNO:
CAÑETE – PERU
2019
HYPOTHERMIA
Treating hypothermia
Fuente: Wright R and Cagnol B. English for Nursing. Editorial Pearson. England. 2012
QUESTIONS
1. What is Hypothermia?
2. How do you know if somebody has hypothermia?
3. What do you have to do if you are with somebody who has hypothermia?
4. What is the difference between hypothermia and hyperthermia?
5. Which one is more dangerous: hypothermia or hyperthermia?
6. Explain how to fulfill one of the steps for treating hypothermia.
7. Do you know what FIRST AIDS mean?
QUESTIONS:
1. What is Hypothermia?
Hypothermia is a potentially dangerous drop in body temperature, usually caused by
prolonged exposure to cold temperatures. The risk of cold exposure increases as the winter
months arrive. But if you're exposed to cold temperatures on a spring hike or capsized on a
summer sail, you can also be at risk of hypothermia.
3. What do you have to do if you are with somebody who has hypothermia?
The person will be somewhere cold and may:
• be shivering, pale and cold to touch
• be confused
• be breathing more slowly
• have a temperature below 35 degrees Celsius.