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hypothermia

Condition in which the deep (core) temperature of the body falls below 35°C. If it is not discovered coma and death ensue. Most at risk are the aged and babies (particularly if premature).



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After a short struggle, he becomes exhausted or hypothermic, and drowns.
The hypothermic response will buy time for the rodent's body to detoxify harmful agents, but it may also slow the clearance of some chemicals.
But wet cotton saps away body heat, and many hypothermic deaths occur when people get caught in a storm while wearing cotton.
 
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