For the first time since the introduction of CPR, medical science has discovered a treatment that can help people who experience cardiac arrest not only survive, but recover their former quality of life. This breakthrough process, called induced hypothermia, increases a person's chance of complete recovery three-fold. In today's episode, Eric Zoog, MD, Medical Director of Baptist's Emergency Department, explains what induced hypothermia is, how it's done, potential side effects and the benefits.
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