How Therapeutic Hypothermia Works

Stuff You Should Know

• Episode: How Therapeutic Hypothermia Works
• Website: Stuff You Should Know
• Feed URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/stuff-you-should-know.rss
• Duration: 00:54:11
• Published: 2015-05-05 19:54

Physicians noticed centuries ago that people exposed to cold temperatures often have amazing recoveries from serious medical emergencies. Now medicine is learning how to purposefully induce hypothermia in order to buy time to fix otherwise fatal trauma. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com