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Ionuț Isaia Jeican
Faculty of General Medicine, ”Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Jeican I. The Pathophysiological Mechanisms of the Onset of Death Through Accidental Hypothermia and the Presentation of „The Little Match Girl” Case. Medicine and Pharmacy Reports [Internet]. 4Mar.2014 [cited 1Sep.2024];87(1):54-0. Available from: https://medpharmareports.com/index.php/mpr/article/view/250
The Pathophysiological Mechanisms of the Onset of Death Through Accidental Hypothermia and the Presentation of „The Little Match Girl” Case
Abstract
Hypothermia and death caused by hypothermia may be found in a number of fiction works, mainly in novels. In the well-known story “The Little Match Girl” by Hans Christian Andersen, one can notice that the descriptions of the phenomena occurring before the girl's death are in fact a literary presentation of the pathophysiological mechanisms of the onset of death through accidental hypothermia. This essay presents the medical aspects of the story written by Andersen.