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The five ways in which heat is transferred away from the body
Direct transfer of heat by contact with a cooler object - conduction of heat to the cooler object Convection: Cool air moving across the surface of the body, heat transferred to the cool air, warming it and cooling the body Radiation: Heat radiated outward from the warm body to the cooler environment Evaporation: The loss of heat through the process of removing water from the surface of the body through vaporization Respiration: Inspired air raised to body temperature and then exhaled Each of these causes of heat loss can play a large or small
role in the development of hypothermia, depending on clothing, head cover, wind,
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