Vol. 2 No. 2 (1996)
Case Report

Successful Resuscitation of the Longest Reported Case of Severe Hypothermia Complicated by Cardiac Arrest

Charles Winegard, M.D.
Sarnia General Hospital

Published 2020-12-01

Keywords

  • Resuscitation,
  • hypothermia,
  • cardiac arrest

How to Cite

1.
Winegard C. Successful Resuscitation of the Longest Reported Case of Severe Hypothermia Complicated by Cardiac Arrest. McGill J Med [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 1 [cited 2025 Oct. 6];2(2). Available from: https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/708

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