controlled hypothermia
1hypothermia — hypothermic, adj. /huy peuh therr mee euh/, n. 1. Pathol. subnormal body temperature. 2. Med. the artificial reduction of body temperature to slow metabolic processes, as for facilitating heart surgery. [1885 90; HYPO + THERM + IA] * * *… …
2Therapeutic hypothermia — This article is about deliberately induced cooling. For the adverse condition of Hypothermia, see Hypothermia. Therapeutic hypothermia Intervention ICD 10 PCS 6A4 OPS 301 code …
3Spinal cord injury — Spinal cord injuries Classification and external resources View of the vertebral column and spinal cord ICD 10 G …
4Clinical death — is the medical term for cessation of blood circulation and breathing, the two necessary criteria to sustain life.[1] It occurs when the heart stops beating in a regular rhythm, a condition called cardiac arrest. The term is also sometimes used in …
5Cryobiology — is the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living things. The word cryobiology is derived from the Greek words cryo = cold, bios = life, and logos = science. In practice, cryobiology is the study of biological… …
6dormancy — /dawr meuhn see/, n. the state of being dormant. [1780 90; DORM(ANT) + ANCY] * * * ▪ biology Introduction state of reduced metabolic activity adopted by many organisms under conditions of environmental stress or, often, as in winter, when… …
7Cardiac arrest — For other uses, see Cardiac arrest (disambiguation). Cardiac Arrest Classification and external resources …
8Ice bath — Champion weightlifter Karyn Marshall took an ice bath after an event in 2011. In sports therapy, an ice bath or sometimes a cold water immersion or cold therapy is a training regimen usually following a period of intense exercise[1] …
9Wilderness first aid — is the specific discipline of First aid which relates to care in remote areas, where emergency medical services will be difficult to obtain or will take a long time to arrive. Nursing care though not part of normal first aid is part of wilderness …
10cryopreservation — /kruy oh prez euhr vay sheuhn/, n. the storage of blood or living tissues at extremely cold temperatures, often 196 degrees Celsius. [1972; CRYO + PRESERVATION] * * * the preservation of cells (cell) and tissue by freezing.… …
