TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1990//
TI  - Treatment of moderate-to-severe hypothermia in an urban setting
JO  - Annals of emergency medicine
A1  - Shields, C. P.
A1  - Sixsmith, D. M.
SP  - 1093
EP  - 1097
VL  - 19
IS  - 10
N2  - STUDY OBJECTIVES: To study the treatment of moderate-to-severe hypothermia using a combination of core rewarming techniques. DESIGN: A prospective study. SETTING: 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. INTERVENTIONS: All patients were treated with warmed IV fluids either through central or peripheral IV lines and heated aerosol masks. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSION: All patients recovered with this method of core rewarming.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0196-0644
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -