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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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Methods and equipment available for prehospital treatment of accidental hypothermia: a survey of Norwegian prehospital services [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background 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, Emilie Sunde, Øyvind Thomassen, Sigurd Mydske   +3 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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Prehospital management of accidental hypothermia: A nationwide survey among Italian helicopter emergency medical services [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Accidental hypothermia, defined as a drop in core temperature below 35 °C, is a significant concern in prehospital care. Despite Italy’s variable climate and demographic vulnerability, limited data exist on how Helicopter Emergency Medical ...
Laura Leuci, Francesco Daminelli, Lorenzo Gamberini, Filippo Boroli, Simon Rauch, Giulia Roveri, Bruno Barcella, Claudia Dallari, Giovanni Sbrana, Luca Carenzo   +9 more
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Accidental hypothermia in emergency care: multifactorial triage-based prediction of early critical outcomes in a temperate-climate cohort. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
BackgroundAccidental hypothermia, defined by a core temperature
Kornél Ádám, Anna Stelkovics, Barbara Zadravecz-Heider, Dóra Melicher, Zsolt Bognár, Barbara V Farkas, Bánk G Fenyves, Szabolcs Gaál-Marschal, Csaba Varga   +8 more
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Survival from cardiac arrest at a core temperature of 14.0 °C on hospital arrival caused by cold exposure hypothermia treated with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a case report [PDF]

Resuscitation Plus
Background: Accidental hypothermia complicated by cardiac arrest remains a challenging clinical condition, in which extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) may provide favorable outcomes in selected patients (Ruttmann et al., 2007; Walpoth et
Hitoshi Kano, Masaki Nagama, Keisuke Bando, Akio Endo, Toru Takiguchi, Yutaka Igarashi, Shoji Yokobori   +6 more
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Can hypothermia-induced changes in QRS and QT(c) intervals predict cardiac arrest? [PDF]

BMC Research Notes
Hypothermic cardiac arrest (HCA) is often caused by ventricular tachyarrhythmias in severe hypothermia. The QRS/QTc ratio may predict arrhythmia risk, but data are insufficient.
Anders Lund Selli, Les Gordon, Peter Paal, Evelien Cools, Erik Sveberg Dietrichs   +4 more
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Impact of rewarming rate on the mortality of patients with accidental hypothermia: analysis of data from the J-Point registry [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2019
Background Accidental hypothermia (AH) is defined as an involuntary decrease in core body temperature to
Makoto Watanabe, Tasuku Matsuyama, Sachiko Morita, Naoki Ehara, Nobuyoshi Miyamae, Yohei Okada, Takaaki Jo, Yasuyuki Sumida, Nobunaga Okada, Masahiro Nozawa, Ayumu Tsuruoka, Yoshihiro Fujimoto, Yoshiki Okumura, Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Bon Ohta   +14 more
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Outcome prediction for hypothermic patients in cardiac arrest

Journal of Intensive Care, 2022
The 5A score predicts in-hospital mortality of patients suffering from accidental hypothermia, including those not in cardiac arrest. The HOPE score was specifically developed to predict survival for the subgroup of hypothermic patients in cardiac ...
Mathieu Pasquier, Olivier Hugli, Nicolas Hall, Valentin Rousson, Tomasz Darocha   +4 more
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Accidental Hypothermia and Related Risk Factors among Trauma Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department [PDF]

Preventive Care in Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 2021
Background: Early detection and management of hypothermia are determinants in the consequences of the injury. Various factors are involved in the progress of accidental hypothermia in these patients.
Roghayeh Hassandoost, Mohammadreza Dinmohammadi, Mahin Roohani   +2 more
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