when heat loss exceeds the body's heat production. (Ruffolo p.47) Thermal stability in

humans depends on the body's ability to adapt to changes in internal and external

temperatures. Heat is transferred throughout tissues and fat, and is released at a rate

directly related to the temperature of the environment through radiation, conduction,

Hypothermia is typically seen as a bad thing; however, various studies have been

proving it to be very useful. Traumatic brain injury initiates several metabolic processes

that can exacerbate the injury. There is evidence that hypothermia may limit some of these

deleterious metabolic responses. In a randomized controlled trial researchers compared

the effect of moderate hypothermia and normhypothermia in 82 patients with severe

closed head injuries (score of 3 to 7 on the Glasgow Coma Scale) The patients assigned to

hypothermia were cooled to 33 degrees C an average of 10 hours after injury, kept at 32

degrees to 33 degrees C for 24 hours, and then re-warmed. A specialist in physical

hypothermic neurosurgery, who were given isoflurane, nitrous oxide and fentanyl

warming was continued for the duration of surgery, and post operatively, until the core

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