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Commentary

Cooling it after drug induced hyperthermia

Commentary on “Ice water submersion for rapid cooling in severe drug-induced hyperthermia”

Pages 143-144 | Received 13 Jan 2015, Accepted 14 Jan 2015, Published online: 19 Feb 2015

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