Cold facts Hypothermia occurs when the body's core temperature falls below 95 degrees. This follows exposure to cold water, snow, ice, or low ambient temperatures. In the USA, 750-1,000 people die each year from hypothermia, depending on winter severity. More men than women succumb due to their greater participation in outdoor extreme weather activities like ice fishing, skiing, and hunting. Men also usually have less protective body fat, and homeless men are more likely to avoid shelters during extreme weather.
Seniors are also at increased risk.
They have a decreased ability to discern dangerously low temperatures and are generally less able to afford heating their homes. Many deaths among the aged occur in houses that are underheated. Symptoms Symptoms of hypothermia are often subtle. And that's an even more critical signal, indicating severe hypothermia. If someone has wet their pants, or is going around with their zipper down, consider that a symptom.