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MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. · Feb 2001
Case ReportsHypothermia-related deaths--Suffolk County, New York, January 1999-March 2000, and United States, 1979-1998.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. 2001 Feb 2;50(4):53-7.
AbstractHypothermia is the unintentional lowering of core body temperature to <95 F (<35 C). Core body temperature normally is maintained at 97.7 F (36.5 C). 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). 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.
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