Treatment of moderate-to-severe hypothermia in an urban setting.
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Abstract
To study the treatment of moderate-to-severe hypothermia using a combination of core rewarming techniques. A prospective study. The emergency department of an urban, community hospital. TYPE OF PATIENTS: Sixteen patients who presented with accidental hypothermia with a core temperature of less than 32 C. All patients were treated with warmed IV fluids either through central or peripheral IV lines and heated aerosol masks. The patients had a mean rewarming rate of 1.16 C/hr; all survived. The majority were chronic alcoholic patients who presented with multiple medical conditions that required hospitalization. All patients recovered with this method of core rewarming.
Medical subject headings
- Heating
- Hot Temperature
- Hypothermia