What is the difference between hypothermia and shock?

This article helps explain the difference between hypothermia and shock, and describes the proper way to treat hypothermia. read more

Hypothermia just means lower than normal body temperature. By definition, hypothermia is a body temperature of 96 degrees or lower (normal body temperature is 98.6 degrees, plus or minus a degree or so); this can occur gradually or suddenly as in cold water immersion. read more

Hypothermia is when your body rapidly looses body temperature due to cold and goes to shock and frostbite is when a localized damage is done to the skin by cold. Exp. You fall into a frozen river and stay there for too long your body is loosing temperature and you go to hypothermic shock which affects the whole body and internal organs. read more