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    Cold weather can cause frostbite and hypothermia, both of which are serious conditions. An expert shares prevention tips, symptoms and treatments.

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    • While we're all eagerly awaiting spring, it looks like Mother Nature has plans of her own. In the meantime, don't let your guard down--cold temps can lead to #frostbite and #hypothermia. Here's how to prevent and treat cold-weather injuries: https://t.co/hwL4UQCwD0

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    We want all residents to stay safe during extreme cold weather. Our public safety agencies put together a comprehensive set of safety tips for the winter season. When you know severely cold weather is coming, remember to take steps to prepare. Please also check on older adults, people with disabilities, and people experiencing homelessness, and take caution when using portable heating devices…

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    Listen to this episode from BMJ Best Practice Podcast on Spotify. Hypothermia is a serious condition – it can cause rhabdomyolysis, electrolyte disturbances, and cardiac arrhythmias. It can also kill. In the UK, the annual number of hypothermia-related deaths is about 300. And in countries with colder climates, the numbers are far higher. So it is important that we get the diagnosis and…

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    • Hypothermia: should we warm people up quickly or slowly? Emergency medic @asalexiouat at @NHSBartsHealth & @LDNairamb shares how to get the diagnosis and management right 📼 🎧🆕@BMJBestPractice #hypothermia #podcast @Spotify https://t.co/2SnIEX1Ad4 @EmergencyMedBMJ @bmj_latest https://t.co/mokcaBj1J4

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    The role of hypothermia in preventing organ damage is intriguing from a physiologic point of view. Unfortunately, the promising findings in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest have not been confirmed by recent multicenter randomized controlled trials (RCTs).1 Moreover, in critically ill settings (outside the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest setting), there is an indication of harm in high-quality RCTs.2…

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    • Systematic review & #metanalysis on the effects of ❄#hypothermia and organ protection in adult #CardiacSurgery is of ⬇️ quality and inconsistent: 🚫No effect on mortality ☠️ ⬆️ Myocardical injury ❤️‍🩹 🔄 Cerebral injury 🧠 https://t.co/b3JAiua67V https://t.co/4ZTmxpxybN