hypothermia
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Suspended in a pool, holding onto an oxygen mask as her teeth chattered, Julia Wolf began to seriously consider the possibility of hypothermia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
In cold weather, stopping was dangerous because the men sweated so much that they were at risk of hypothermia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"Or do I help my fellow climber, who's got no oxygen, frostbite in his fingers, and obviously you're never far off hypothermia up there?"
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
One person was treated for hypothermia and had non-life-threatening injuries, and 37 others were taken to the hospital, he added.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
Of all the catastrophic fates that can befall you in the out-of-doors, perhaps none is more eerily unpredictable than hypothermia.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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