Accidental Hypothermia: An Experimental Study of Practical Rewarning Methods.
Abstract
Five rewarming techniques, appropriate for first-aid use in the non-hospital setting, were applied to each of nine subjects whose body temperatures had been lowered to 35 C in a stirred tank of 7.5 C water. The rewarming techniques were as follows: (a) Shivering, (b) Inhalation of heated, water-saturated oxygen, (c) Placement of heating pads over areas of high heat transfer, (d) Combination of methods (b) and (c), (e) Hot whirlpool bath. Inhalation of heated, water-saturated oxygen was significantly better than the shivering control in terms of minimizing temperature 'afterdrop', and is therefore preferred over the other techniques as it avoids the physiological hazards associated with the peripheral vasodilation which accompanies external rewarming. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA032861
Entities
People
- A. M. Steinman
- M. L. Collis
- R. D. Chanel
Organizations
- University of Victoria