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A body bag can save your life: a novel method of cold water immersion for heat stroke treatment

Non‐exertional heat stroke is a life‐threatening condition characterized by passive exposure to high ambient heat, a core body temperature of 40°C (104°F) or greater, and central nervous system dysfunction. Rapid cooling is imperative to minimize mortality and morbidity. Although evaporative and con...

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Autores principales: Kim, David A., Lindquist, Benjamin D., Shen, Sam H., Wagner, Alexei M., Lipman, Grant S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7493529/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33000014
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12007