Conn. Dehydration is usually associated with hot summertime weather, but individuals are at risk of dehydration during the winter months as well. Dehydration occurs when fluid output, through urine, skin and lungs, is greater than fluid ingested, said Robert Fuller, M.D., head of the UConn Health Center Emergency Department.
Dehydration can be life-threatening.
It occurs when the body or its tissues lack water. Dehydration is often associated with sweating and hot weather, but it s a serious problem during the winter months as well, especially among children and the elderly. It doesn t take much fluid loss for children to have problems. And, the elderly are more apt to suffer from dehydration because their bodies naturally contain less water than in younger people. This causes older people to become dehydrated more quickly.