title: An unusual case of accidental hypothermia due to cold water immersion.
abstract: Accidental deaths due to hypothermia most commonly result from exposure to low environmental temperature. Generally, a cold climatic condition is present in a severe environmental setting. A case report is presented of a 58-year-old man who died from accidental hypothermia associated with immersion in cold water while on a farm during warm weather. The importance of an adequate death scene investigation is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: McGee
mesh_terms: D003080:Cold Temperature; D005618:Fresh Water; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007101:Immersion; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012621:Seasons; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water