Purpose: To identify medical conditions that may pose problems for a person if exposed to cold temperatures unprotected.			Citations with documentation. 34.01.04	Sriram & Svirbely 1999
conversion	enter
temperature in °F		°F equals	-17.77777777777778	°C
data	enter
Is the person to be exposed to cold temperatures? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
age of the person in years		years		0
Is the person sweating excessively? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)		1
Is the person a complusive smoker? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)		0
Is the patient unconscious? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)		0
Does the person have a history of?
• peripheral vascular disease? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)		0
• uncontrolled hypertension? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)		0
• coronary artery disease or angina? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)		1
• previous myocardial infarction? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
• previous CABG procedure? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
• congestive heart failure? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
• cardiomyopathy? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
• Raynaud's phenomenon? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)		0
• cold agglutinin disease? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)		0
• cryoglobulinemia? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
• cold or exercise induced asthma? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)		0
• hypothyroidism? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)		0
• hypoglycemia? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)		0
• a previous episode of frostbite? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)		0
• severe mental illness? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)		1
Is the person taking any of the following?
• major tranquilizers? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)		0
• anticholinergic agent? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)		0
• beta blocker? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)		0
Is the person using any of the following?
• alcohol? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)		1
• drug of abuse? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
calculate	result
data complete?	Yes
evaluation appropriate?	Yes	:-):-):-)
number of problems exacerbated in the cold	4
Is the person at increased risk of injury if unprotected in the cold?	Yes