Britain worst for deaths from cold.MORE people die from cold weather in Britain Britain (brĭt`ən), alternate term for Great Britain, comprised of England, Scotland, and Wales. Often used synonymously with the United Kingdom, the name Britain is derived from Britannia, than in any other European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. country, scientists said today. The UK has up to 50,000 excess deaths every year in the winter months, worse than Scandinavia and Siberia, says Prof William Keatinge, from London's Queen Mary and Westfield College Queen Mary and Westfield College - (QMW) One of the largest of the multi-faculty schools of the University of London. QMW has some 6000 students and over 600 teaching and research staff organised into seven faculties. . "Many people here simply do not take the cold seriously and appreciate the danger it poses," he said. "Even events like waiting for a bus can be a risk for older people if they are not properly protected from the elements. "Simple things like wrapping up warm and keeping moving when hanging about in the cold really can save your life." In countries like Finland where the threat from the cold is taken seriously, it is not nearly such a problem, he said. Most deaths caused by the cold are from strokes and coronary thrombosis coronary thrombosis n. Obstruction of a coronary artery by a thrombus, often leading to destruction of heart muscle. coronary thrombosis in people aged over 55. |
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