A recent clinical trial shows that “therapeutic hypothermia” is no more effective than maintaining normal body temperature in children who’ve suffered cardiac arrest before being hospitalized. The body-cooling technique has long been a standard of care in treating adults after heart attacks.
SOURCE: Children’s Health News — ScienceDaily – Read entire story here.
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