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Why one should avoid treatments that induce shivering or vasoconstriction. Why? ?

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When attempting to lower a persons body temperature in response to hyperthermia one should avoid treatments that induce shivering or vasoconstriction. Why?

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  1. Well first shivering will actually generate heat and you would not want that to reduce a body temp. I would think that also that vasodilation may divert blood so the body can act as a radiator to get rid of excessive heat.  

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