Paradoxical Undressing

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Hint: read more than the title of the link if you want more info! Unlike many articles in my local newspaper this one actually gets to the point and tells the why and how of it.

 

Gary likes to argue just for the sake of argument

 

A fuq'n don't get cold.

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http://www.survivaltopics.com/health-and-safety/paradoxical-undressing/

 

Victims of even slight hypothermia often exhibit altered states of judgment, which in mountaineering circles is known as being "cold stupid". One common but especially bizarre behavior of hypothermia victims is a conundrum known as "paradoxical undressing".

 

As you may know, the general causes of hypothermia are a decrease in body heat production, increase in the loss of body heat, and the inability of the body to regulate its core temperature.

 

I'm gonna start climbing with women.

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J Forensic Sci. 1979 Jul;24(3):543-53.

 

"Paradoxical undressing" in fatal hypothermia.

 

* Wedin B,

* Vanggaard L,

* Hirvonen J.

 

The phenomenon called paradoxical undressing has been described from 33 cases of hypothermia collected from Swedish police reports. The cases were almost evenly distributed with regard to sex, age, and geographical distribution. The cases occurred more frequently in open land although cases from town areas were also found. Most incidents were recorded from November to February at low ambient temperatures, although cases were also reported at temperatures above 0 degree C. Arteriosclerosis and chronic alcoholism were important concomitant illnesses, the latter being frequent in middle-aged men. Epilepsy, diabetes, and pregnancy were present in single cases. Ethanol and other drugs were present in 67% of the males and in 78% of the females, ethanol predominating in men and various psychotropic agents in women. The mean blood ethanol concentration in males was 0.16% and in females, 0.18%. Most frequent findings at necropsy were purple spots or discoloration on the extremities, pulmonary edema, and gastric hemorrhages. It is concluded that paradoxical undressing might be explained by changes in peripheral vasoconstriction in the deeply hypothermic person.

 

 

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Scratch climbing with women then.