What causes acute hypothermia?
Any of the following can cause acute hypothermia: • Heat lost from your body to the air, water, and things around you: Your body can lose heat very fast when you are in a place where the temperature is cold, or outside in cold or wet weather. You can also get too cold if you get wet, or you are in cold water. This may happen if you are bathing, swimming, fall into water, or fall through ice. This causes the heat to be lost from your body very fast. When this happens, your body is not able to replace the heat it needs to function. • Medical conditions that cause you to make less body heat, or to lose body heat faster: The following are conditions that decrease your ability to keep your body temperature at a normal level: • Burns and other injuries. • Blood or blood vessel problems, such as sickle cell anemia or poor blood flow. • Certain drugs or medicines, such as alcohol, medicines for sleep, or general anesthesia. This is medicine that keeps you asleep during surgery. • Infections, s
