You should never give up on resuscitating a cold-water drowning victim because:

a. when the patient is submerged in water colder than body temperature, heat is maintained in the body
b. the resulting hypothermia can protect vital organs from the lack of oxygen
c. the resulting hypothermia raises the metabolic rate
d. all of the above


Answer: b. the resulting hypothermia can protect vital organs from the lack of oxygen

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