TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Hypothermia prolongs survival in a confined atmosphere
JO  - Military medicine
A1  - Arieli, Rakefet
A1  - Lehrer, C.
A1  - Gavriely, N.
SP  - 798
EP  - 802
VL  - 158
IS  - 12
N2  - Survival in a confined atmosphere where O2 is limited may be extended by hypothermia. Rats were placed in a thermoregulated sealed chamber which contained a limited amount of air. Rats were studied at low ambient temperatures, in which their terminal rectal temperatures (TB) were 33.2-8.3 degrees C. Rats which had a terminal TB of 20 degrees C achieved maximal O2 extraction. Maximal survival time may be expected with an initial thermoneutral temperature followed by hypothermia with a final TB of 20 degrees C. Resuscitation with no obvious signs of injury was possible after half of the rats succumbed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0026-4075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -