Citation

McGee MB. Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 1989; 10(2): 152-155.

Affiliation

Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2741872

Abstract

Accidental deaths due to hypothermia most commonly result from exposure to low environmental temperature. Generally, a cold climatic condition is present in a severe environmental setting. A case report is presented of a 58-year-old man who died from accidental hypothermia associated with immersion in cold water while on a farm during warm weather. The importance of an adequate death scene investigation is discussed.

Language: en