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Mayo Clinic Uses Hypothermia to Save Stroke Victims

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Minnesotans understand the dangers of hypothermia. Getting too cold from being in icy water or frigid temperatures can cause body temperatures to drop dangerously low.

But now doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester are using hypothermia to help save lives of stroke victims.

Watch the video in the player above to see how.


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