Contemporary Examples. 1  So Jeremiah Wright probably won't figure directly in this campaign. 2  One of them, Jeremiah McKay, 35, was pronounced dead at the hospital. 3  One problem: A poll says he's less popular than Jeremiah Wright.  He was there when he forbade his campaign to raise Reverend Jeremiah Wright as an issue.
Article Sections. Although hypothermia is most common in patients who are exposed to a cold environment, it can develop secondary to toxin exposure, metabolic derangements, infections, and dysfunction of the central nervous and endocrine systems.
Risk factors. A number of factors can increase the risk of developing hypothermia: Older age. Older adults are more vulnerable to hypothermia for a number of reasons. The body's ability to regulate temperature and to sense cold may lessen with age. Older people are also more likely to have a medical condition that affects temperature regulation.