Rescuers desperately digging through the rubble since earthquakes in Turkey and Syria were already racing against time to find trapped survivors. But the gravity and urgency was exacerbated as freezing temperatures, rain, snow and wind chills hit.
as blood-starved cells begin to die. Skin turns hard and waxy and often purple or black.. In furry mammals, the reaction traps insulating air next to the skin, but it doesn’t help humans.Sources: U.S. National Library of Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical News Today, WebMD.These are freezing conditions that would be difficult to endure for anyone not dressed in many warm layers, said E.
Additionally, many of the victims experienced trauma during the quake, he said, adding that their blood loss and injuries make them more vulnerable. After that it becomes harder for them to communicate or call out for help, and they begin to lose consciousness. The hypothermia becomes severe at a body temperature of 86 degrees, and the risk of death becomes acute.
This happens in part through conduction, or the process of losing body heat through contact with an object. Laying on a cold concrete slab or wooden floor, for example, would make someone hypothermic faster.
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