RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
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ID 58114104
T1 Hypothermia, Accidental
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58114104
RD 2024/04/20
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