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Seeking a slice of paradise? Laura Binder uncovers to-die-for digs in remote locations...
Fundu Lagoon, Tanzania
If you have to be stranded somewhere, few places will serve you quite so well as Fundu Lagoon: helplessly remote, the only way to reach it is by boat. Once there, sink your toes into its cotton-white beach and pad your
way to one of just 18 tented rooms, each styled by fashion designer Ellis Flyte (think ‘shabby chic’). Stays bring
chances to relax by the bucketload – its al fresco eatery is a good place to start, with a plate of fish fresh from the Indian Ocean. And if you do want to leave the island, the sea is the only way: enjoy a dhow cruise under a pink sky (a dreamy way to discover the neighbouring islets), or row a canoe to the nearby mangroves... fundulagoon.com
Advantages of hypothermia
Hypothermia is frequently induced in infants and neonates because it offers several advantages. For example, hypothermia helps to protect organs against injury caused by the compromised substrate supply to tissues resulting from reduced flow.
This protection occurs because of a reduced metabolic rate and decreased oxygen consumption. The metabolic rate is determined by enzymatic activity, which, in turn, depends on temperature. The decrease in metabolic rate is not the only factor involved in hypothermic protection. The safe period of hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is longer than the period predicted on the basis of reduced metabolic activity alone.
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