Cold Temperature Exposure: Check Your Symptoms
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When to See a Doctor
You have answered Yes to:Do you have or does someone else have symptoms of low body temperature (early hypothermia) and a temperature of
See significance of symptoms of low body temperature if you need information to help you answer the questions below.
Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your symptoms.
Note: The questions below refer to a rectal temperature, which is considered the most accurate temperature. For information on how to take an accurate temperature, see the topic Body Temperature.
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Call your health professional immediately if you answer "Yes" to any of the following questions.
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
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Does a baby have a temperature of
Does an older adult have a temperature of
Do you have a temperature of
Do you have a temperature of
Do you have a temperature of
Do you have a temperature of
Do you have a temperature of
If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.
| Last updated: | July 05, 2007 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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