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A novel ECG-biomarker for cardiac arrest during hypothermia

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2020
Background Treatment of arrhythmias evoked by accidental or therapeutic hypothermia and rewarming remains challenging. We aim to find an ECG-biomarker that can predict ventricular arrhythmias at temperatures occurring in therapeutic and accidental ...
Erik Sveberg Dietrichs, Torkjel Tveita, Rachel Myles, Godfrey Smith   +3 more
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Prehospital management of accidental hypothermia: A nationwide survey among Italian helicopter emergency medical services. [PDF]

Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med
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 ...
Leuci L, Daminelli F, Gamberini L, Boroli F, Rauch S, Roveri G, Barcella B, Dallari C, Sbrana G, Carenzo L.   +9 more
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A 95 year-old suffering circulatory arrest after accidental hypothermia: a case report

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, Anders M. Winnerkvist, Guri Greiff   +2 more
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Accidental Hypothermia Simulation

MedEdPORTAL, 2013
This resource is an emergency medicine simulation designed to provide residents with a clinical experience that simulates diagnosis and treatment of hypothermia with septic joint in a patient presenting with altered mental status.
Deann Hoelscher, Raymond Ten Eyck
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Case of Severe Accidental Hypothermia Cardiac Arrest in a Subtropical Climate and Review of Management. [PDF]

Open Access Emerg Med, 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, Hsu DWH.
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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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Optimized life support in accidental general hypotermia (scientific and literature review)

Медицина неотложных состояний, 2022
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the conditions of accidental general hypothermia of an organism represents a certain medico-social problem of the present.
O.V. Kravets, V.V. Yekhalov, V.A. Sedinkin   +2 more
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Facts and Fiction: The Impact of Hypothermia on Molecular Mechanisms following Major Challenge

Mediators of Inflammation, 2012
Numerous multiple trauma and surgical patients suffer from accidental hypothermia. While induced hypothermia is commonly used in elective cardiac surgery due to its protective effects, accidental hypothermia is associated with increased posttraumatic ...
Michael Frink, Sascha Flohé, Martijn van Griensven, Philipp Mommsen, Frank Hildebrand   +4 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

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, Tasuku Matsuyama, Sachiko Morita, Naoki Ehara, Nobuhiro Miyamae, Takaaki Jo, Yasuyuki Sumida, Nobunaga Okada, Makoto Watanabe, Masahiro Nozawa, Ayumu Tsuruoka, Yoshihiro Fujimoto, Yoshiki Okumura, Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Shungo Yamamoto, Ryoji Iiduka, Kaoru Koike   +16 more
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Successful resuscitation of an elderly man with deep accidental hypothermia using portable extracorporeal circulation in the emergency department: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008
Introduction Deep accidental hypothermia (body temperature below 28°C) is rare and has a high mortality rate. Successful resuscitation usually occurs in the young, but a prompt intervention using a portable extracorporeal cardiopulmonary circulation ...
Cooper Simone S, Papadimos Thomas J, Campbell Jeffery A, Cerilli Gregory J, Omer Shuab, Braida Anthony L, Hassan Ali M   +6 more
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