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by 35bge57dtjku 2983 days ago
Why not go to a lower temp?
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Ice destroys the cell walls and thawing turns you to mush.
> TH is a medical treatment in which an injured patient’s body temperature is lowered to 32-34°C (89-93°F) in order to slow the body’s metabolism and minimize ischemic injury.

It looks like they aren't even trying to get close to freezing.

Indeed, although all the anecdotes in section 3.5 refer to instances where the temperature outside of the body would have been below freezing.