TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Hypothermia, Accidental A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. Y1 - 2010 N1 - T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Uncontrolled lowering of core body temperature below 35 °C by exposure to cold• EtOH facilitates induction of hypothermia by producing sedation (inhibiting shivering) and cutaneous dilation• Heart is most sensitive organ to cooling and is subject to ventricular fibrillation or asystole when temperature drops to 21-24 °C SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/16 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58114104 ER -