体温降低是一种病理状态,如不经治疗,可因发生新陈代谢变化而致死。社会上有两个年龄组特别易受寒冷的伤害,就是新生儿和老年人。人是恒温动物,就是尽管环境温度发生剧烈变化;他的体温仍保持恒定。体温平衡是以散热与产热的平衡来维持的。以成人的标准来衡量,新生儿散热过多。这是由于解剖上的特点:体重只及成人体重的5%,而体表面积却为成人的15%。新生儿与老年人均因不能寒战而产热不足(老年人反应迟钝,但仍能寒战——译者注)。 Reduced body temperature is a pathological condition, such as without treatment, may be due to the occurrence of metabolic changes and death. Two age groups in society are particularly vulnerable to cold damage, namely newborns and the elderly. Human is a warm-blooded animal, that is, despite the dramatic temperature changes in the environment; his body temperature remains constant. Body temperature balance is the balance of heat and heat to maintain. As measured by adult standards, neonates have excessive heat. This is due to the anatomical features: weight is only 5% of adult weight, while the body surface area is 15% of adults. Neonates and the elderly suffer from inadequate chills and lack of heat (seniors are unresponsive but still chills - translator’s note).