Is prehospital use of active external warming dangerous for patients with accidental hypothermia: a systematic review [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2020 Background Optimal prehospital management and treatment of patients with accidental hypothermia is a matter of frequent debate, with controversies usually revolving around the subject of rewarming.
Sigurd Mydske, Øyvind Thomassen
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Immersion and accidental hypothermia.
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 1979 The imrnersion or near-drowning syndrome is discussed and found to be closely related with accidental hypothermia. Pathophysiology and clinical picture of both are discussed, and particular emphasis is done to the treatment.
Knud Jessen
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Methods and equipment available for prehospital treatment of accidental hypothermia: a survey of Norwegian prehospital services [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency MedicineBackground Accidental hypothermia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and poses a significant challenge for both professional and volunteer rescue services in prehospital settings.
Tea Wick Barsten +3 more
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A 95 year-old suffering circulatory arrest after accidental hypothermia: a case report [PDF]
BMC Geriatrics, 2017 Background The elderly are vulnerable to cold and prone to accidental hypothermia, both because of environmental and endogenous factors. The incidence of severe accidental hypothermia among the elderly is poorly described, but many cases probably go ...
Anders Wetting Carlsen +2 more
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Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 2005 Hypothermia is a multi-system disorder that significantly increases morbidity and mortality in the injured patient. It is an environmental hazard that can kill in its own right. The most difficult differentiation and management decisions are likely to be with victims in Stage II or Stage III hypothermia.
P R, Davis, M, Byers
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J‐wave change during rewarming therapy for accidental hypothermia [PDF]
Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2021 Background J waves are abnormal electrocardiogram findings that indicate an elevation at the junction between the QRS complex and the ST segment. Hypothermia is associated with fetal arrhythmia, along with the increase of J‐wave manifestation.
Satoshi Maeda +3 more
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The development and validation of a “5A” severity scale for predicting in-hospital mortality after accidental hypothermia from J-point registry data [PDF]
Journal of Intensive Care, 2019 Background Accidental hypothermia is a serious condition that requires immediate and accurate assessment to determine severity and treatment. Currently, accidental hypothermia is evaluated using the Swiss grading system which uses core body temperature ...
Yohei Okada +16 more
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Case of Severe Accidental Hypothermia Cardiac Arrest in a Subtropical Climate and Review of Management [PDF]
Open Access Emergency Medicine, 2020 Terence Chau, 1,* Merlyn Joseph, 2,* Jesus Ledesma Jr, 3 David Wei Hau Hsu 3 1Department of Pharmacy, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, 08103, USA; 2Texas A&M University, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX 77030, USA ...
Chau T, Joseph M, Ledesma J Jr, Hsu DWH
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Myocardial damage after prolonged accidental hypothermia: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009 Introduction A case of cardiac toxicity due to prolonged hypothermia is reported. Case presentation A 42-year-old woman of Caucasian origin presented with hypothermia after an accident.
Siniorakis Eftychios +4 more
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