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Brief Communication

Ice water submersion for rapid cooling in severe drug-induced hyperthermia

Larissa K. LaskowskiRonald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Adaira LandryRonald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA
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Susi U. VassalloRonald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA
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Robert S. HoffmanRonald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA
Pages 181-184 | Received 02 Dec 2014, Accepted 14 Jan 2015, Published online: 19 Feb 2015

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