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To prevent brain damage, a standard procedure is to lower thebody temperature of someone who has been resuscitated aftersuffering cardiac arrest. What is the physiochemical basis for thisprocedure?

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When a patient is resuscitated reperfusion sets off a series of chemical reactions that can continue for up to 24 hours possibly causing significant inflammation in the brain Inducing    See Answer
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