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Between 1995 and 2004 in the United States, an average of 1,560 cold-related emergency department visits occurred per year and in the years 1999 to 2004, an average of 647 people died per year due to hypothermia. [28] [78] Of deaths reported between 1999 and 2002 in the US, 49% of those affected were 65 years or older and two-thirds were male. [32]
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Hypothermia can set in if the body loses heat faster than it can produce it and if it falls below about 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Of the around 70 deaths attributed to the snow, ice and frigid ...
The Knox County Regional Forensic Center believes nine deaths were caused by winter weather. Three of those people were unhoused in Knoxville. Knox County reports at least 7 hypothermia-related ...
A medical examiner has determined the cause of death of Kristin Cavallari's 30-year-old brother, ... The autopsy report says Michael died of hypothermia due to the below-freezing temperatures.
In addition to possible amputation, several complications have been reported months or years after initial injury . [3] These include chronic pain, increased sensitivity to cold, abnormal skin sensation, and arthritis. [3] Long-term impaired circulation of blood flow and nerve damage have been attributed as possible causes. [3]
Cause of death Location Mountain Ref(s) Frederick Strickland: October 19, 1849: 29 United Kingdom: Hypothermia Clay Brook Washington [5] [6]: 6–13 Lizzie Bourne: September 13, 1855: 23 Maine: Hypothermia Summit Washington [5] [6]: 18–25 Benjamin Chandler: August 7, 1856: 75 Delaware: Hypothermia Summit Washington [5] [6]: 293 J. M. Thompson