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JAMA. 2001;285:1009-1010.

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MMWR. 2000;50:53-57

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Hypothermia is the unintentional lowering of core body temperature to <95°F (<35°C).¹ Core body temperature normally is maintained at 97.7°F (36.5°C).² Most hypothermia-related deaths occur during the winter in states that have moderate to severe cold temperatures (e.g., Alaska, Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania).³ During 1979-1998, New York had the second highest number of hypothermia-related deaths in the United States. This report presents case reports of four hypothermia-related deaths during January 1999-March 2000 in Suffolk County (1999 population: 1,383,847), the largest county in New York excluding New York City, and summarizes hypothermia-related deaths in the United States during 1979-1998. Such deaths can be prevented by educating health-care providers and the public to identify persons at risk for hypothermia.

Case Reports

Case 1. On December 15, 1998, an 89-year-old woman with a history of wandering was noticed missing from the adult home facility where she resided . . . [Full Text of this Article]