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Emerg Med J 2007;24:50-51 doi:10.1136/emj.2006.044404
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Is defibrillation effective in accidental severe hypothermia in adults?

  1. Joseph Clift, Medical student,
  2. Lisa Munro-Davies, Consultant in Emergency Medicine
  1. University of Bristol

      Reported by Joseph Clift, Medical student 
 Checked by Lisa Munro-Davies, Consultant in Emergency Medicine 
 University of Bristol

      Three part question

      In [accidental severe hypothermia (less than or equal to 30 degrees celcius) induced ventricular fibrillation in adults] is [defibrillation] [effective at restoring a sinus rhythm]?

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      A 50-year-old man is found collapsed in the snow on a very cold winter’s night. He is admitted to …

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