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When internal body temperatures start nearing 40 degrees celcius, there starts to be a real risk of dehydration. Anything above that starts nearing deathly levels, generally a temperature of 42 celcius will start leading to permanent brain damage and death. So uh, if a body temp is already at 42 it starts to be a bit late going to the hospital :D

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That is a very good point :)

The figures are actually set per-patient. But that 42 as placeholder does seem odd. There are two lower thresholds that trigger before getting to that one. But I’ll flag it with the clinician regardless. Thank you.

Thanks httpsterio. I checked in with the team and posted the details further up the chain.

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