Hypothermia Argumentative Essay

When Ohil woke up in a crowded hospital room, he wondered where he was. He remembered nothing about how he got there, or who the people around him were. Then he remembered as he drifted off to sleep. He he happily skied down a mountainside when part of one of his skis broke off. He looked down to see what happened and part of the ski was decimated. He went tumbling down the mountain, only to hit a snow covered boulder. He flew into the air in a pandemonium of limbs and skiing equipment when he hit the ground. The last thing he saw was his watch, which read ten fifty-seven.
He woke up and read his watch which said twelve-forty-three. He was freezing, but he kept going relentlessly. As he walked, he heard what he thought was a cabin and people …show more content…
Hypothermia is defined as abnormally low body temperature in a warm blooded creature (What is Hypothermia). Hypothermia is a medical condition that can both help and hurt people. Hypothermia has a medical value and can save lives while accidental hypothermia can have catastrophic consequences.
Hypothermia may seem like a scary thing that can only hurt you, well, that is not true. Hypothermia can help the human body in multiple ways. In fact, some people would have drowned but they were saved when their metabolic system slowed down, which meant they did not need as breath as much as normal preventing them from drowning because of hypothermia. Doctors can even artificially created during surgery to slow down the metabolic process (Even bears use hypothermia to hibernate) (13). Hypothermia is also hard to spot and treat. In fact, some victims may appear dead, although they are still alive(15). You also have to be careful because if you warm a victim too fast they could die(16). At a certain body temperature you get so cold that you stop shivering(14). A symptom that can cause more stress, is a victim’s blood vessels could dilate, causing a victim to get a burning sensation(Stark