When interventions are not provided to prevent hypothermia, the infant exhibits irritability, excessive motor activity, tachycardia, bradycardia, respiratory distress, cyanosis, skin mottling, or ...

Some mammals are capable of hibernating during periods of low food availability in an effort to conserve energy and survive.

Guidelines are presented for keeping low birth weight premature infants euthermic -- in the delivery room and perhaps beyond.

Skin changes like unusual bruising, poor healing, and circulation problems can warn of stroke months early. Learn the warning signs.

Hypothermia is associated with a wide range of physiologic changes affecting every organ system, and awareness of these effects is essential for optimum patient management.

The skin is initially reddened with numbness, tingling pain, and itching then becomes pale and mottled and finally dark purple, grey or blue. The effected tissue generally dies and sluffs off.

Your skin barrier is your body’s frontline defense against harmful toxins that could penetrate your skin. Protecting your skin barrier is important. Learn more.

Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore announced that his office is investigating the death of a woman who died of hyperthermia and heat exhaustion.