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Accidental Hypothermia In Medico-Legal Practice, Keith A. Mant
Accidental Hypothermia In Medico-Legal Practice, Keith A. Mant
MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly
The autopsy findings in 28 cases of fatal hypothermia have been described. Hypothermia, in temperate climates, is one of the complications of longevity. The hypothermic state may be precipitated by a wide range of natural diseases, especially chronic cardiac disease. The classical case of hypothermia may be recognized at post-mortem by the myxoedematous appearance of the patient and the presence of gastric and pancreatic lesions.