When you go into hypothermic shock, your body increases cardiac and oxygen demand to war m itself back up. ... Basically, doctors insert a catheter into the heart to deliver cold saline solution, cool down the body, fix the trauma, reheat the body, and hope that the person has no neurological damage. ... So basically, if you have a penetrating cardiac injury and come into the hospital, you have to hope that you're part of the odd group of 10 otherwise you won't receive the lifesaving procedure. ...

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