KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 162 · KROK (Dentistry)
A man got into ice-cold water and died soon as a result of abrupt exposure to cold. In such cases an organism loses heat most intensively by the way of:
- A. Heat conduction
- B. Heat conduction and radiation
- C. Radiation
- D. Convection
- E. -
Hint
Compare the heat-transfer properties of water and air when the skin is in direct contact with the medium.
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