Propranolol-induced depression.

Death from Exposure SIR,-Many mountaineering deaths are put down as being due to " exposure," either alone or in conjunction with injuries. These unfortunate people are often diagnosed as being dead by lay people on the hill, and treated accordingly-that is, head covered, often by plastic or similar impervious material. Perhaps, therefore, it would be wise to emphasize the difficulties of diagnosing death in a patient suffering from hypo- thermia.