Care of the elderly in cold weather

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………………………………………….. ¹ elderly

………….. ² and elderly people are ………….. ³ hypothermia ……………………………… ⁴. They ………….. ⁵ have ………….. ⁶ food or heating, and are more ………….. ⁷ than younger people to suffer from conditions ………….. ⁸, making them ………….. ⁹ and at greater risk.

As the body ………….. ¹⁰, it loses …………………….. ¹¹, so the elderly may not feel a ………………………….¹². ………….. ¹³, an elderly ………………… ¹⁴ is less able to ………….. ¹⁵ an ………….. ¹⁶ temperature change.

Hypothermia in the home may ………….. ¹⁷ slowly, and warming should also be ………….. ¹⁸. Rapid warming could send cold blood to the ………….. ¹⁹ ………….. ²⁰. Always call a doctor, because this type of hypothermia may ………….. ²¹ the ………….. ²² of, or ………….. ²³ a ………….. ²⁴ or ……………. ²⁵.

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