Immersion Hypothermia

Task Force on Immersion Hypothermia
  • Beat H. Walpoth
  • Hein A. M. Daanen
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Deep Hypothermia Cardiorespiratory Arrest Deep Body Temperature Diving Response Accidental Hypothermia 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Beat H. Walpoth
    • 1
  • Hein A. M. Daanen
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Performance & ComfortTNO Human FactorsSoesterbergThe Netherlands
  2. 2.Cardiovascular Research, Service for Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of SurgeryHUG, University HospitalGeneva 14Switzerland

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