Basic Summary for Hypothermia

Main name of condition: Hypothermia
Other names or spellings: low body temperature

What is Hypothermia?
Brief description of Hypothermia: Low body temperature
Brief description of Hypothermia: Accidental hypothermia is a drop in body temperature to below 96° F (35.5° C). ¹ ... hypothermia is a drop in body temperature to below 96° F (35.5° C). ¹

Who gets Hypothermia?
Profile for Hypothermia: Hypothermia affects older people more often than younger people. ¹ ... Hypothermia affects older people more often than younger people. ¹

How serious is Hypothermia?
Deaths for Hypothermia: 0.3 per 100,000 for "excessive cold" in Canada 1997 (86 cases)²
Complications of Hypothermia: see complications of Hypothermia

What causes Hypothermia?
Causes of Hypothermia: see causes of Hypothermia
Risk factors for Hypothermia: see risk factors for Hypothermia

What are the symptoms of Hypothermia?
Symptoms of Hypothermia: see symptoms of Hypothermia

How is it treated?
Treatments for Hypothermia: see treatments for Hypothermia
Prevention of Hypothermia: see prevention of Hypothermia

Society issues for Hypothermia
Hospitalization statistics for Hypothermia: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Hypothermia:

0.00% (892) of hospital consultant episodes were for hypothermia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
74% of hospital consultant episodes for hypothermia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
42% of hospital consultant episodes for hypothermia were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
58% of hospital consultant episodes for hypothermia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
96% of hospital consultant episodes for hypothermia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
15 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for hypothermia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for hypothermia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
70 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for hypothermia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
22% of hospital consultant episodes for hypothermia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
63% of hospital consultant episodes for hypothermia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for hypothermia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.017% (8,946) of hospital bed days were for hypothermia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.009% (1,101) of hospital consultant episodes were for hypothermia of newborn in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
77% of hospital consultant episodes for hypothermia of newborn required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47% of hospital consultant episodes for hypothermia of newborn were for males in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
53% of hospital consultant episodes for hypothermia of newborn were for females in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
7% of hospital consultant episodes for hypothermia of newborn required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for hypothermia of newborn in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for hypothermia of newborn in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for hypothermia of newborn in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for hypothermia of newborn occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for hypothermia of newborn occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for hypothermia of newborn were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.005% (2,814) of hospital bed days were for hypothermia of newborn in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Accidental Hypothermia - Age Page - Health Information: NIA
2. Canadian Injury Data, Statistics Canada, 1996-1997

Last revision: Oct 28, 2003

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