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Predisposition in younger people

Authoring team

Hypothermia is rare except when someone has been left out in the open such as:

  • mountaineering exposure
  • cold water immersion
  • stag-night pranks
  • drunks who don't get home and end up sleeping outside
  • babies underdressed in cold weather

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