Gerontology

65-74 IS YOUNG OLD 75-84 IS MIDDLE OLD 85-+ IS OLD OLD

HEART DISEASE CANCER CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PNA COPD

4 - 5 %

HEART DISEASE CVA ARTHRITIS DM CANCER HTN ACCIDENTS DISEASES OF THE EARS AND EYES

P- EXPOSURE TO LOW TEMPERATURES S- PRESENCE OF MEDICAL CONDITION MEDICATIONS SUBSTANCE ABUSE EXTREME AGE

BIZZARE BX CONFUSION COMA HOT, DRY SKIN ANHIDROSIS- LACK OF PERSPIRATION

MILD--WARM EXT. COVER HEAD, LAMPS AND WARM WATER IMMERSION MOD-SEVERE-- INT. WARMING, IV'S HUMID AIR, WARM GASTRIC AND BLADDER IRRIGATION

SPONGE BATH WITH COOL WATER FAN, AND DECREASE ROOM TEMP ICE PACKS IN GROIN AND AXILLA COOLING BLANKET ANTIPYRETIC MEDS IV HYDRATION, AND ICE WATER LAVAGE

DECR. IN-- BONE CA. MUSCLE MASS MOBILITY ELASTICITY TENDONS SHRINK AND HARDEN BONES BECOME BRITTLE HIGHER INCIDENCE OF FRACTURES