Efficacy and Safety of Pre-Hospital Rewarming Techniques to Treat Accidental Hypothermia

Abstract

Inhalation rewarming (IR) and peripheral rewarming (PR) were evaluated for reducing after drop and accelerating rewarming rates following cooling to clinical hypothermia. Wearing dry suits in an ice bath, eight subjects were cooled to termination criteria (rectal or esophageal temperatures (Tr and TE) = 35.0C). Rewarming in rescue sleeping bags was in windy, cold air (2 C). After drop (AD) was characterized by duration to minimum Tr and Te plus recovery time to Tr and Te values at the onset of rewarming. Rewarming rates 30 and 60 minutes past maximum AD for Te and Tr were measured. By ANOVA, IR and PR evaluated separately or combined did not significantly influence AD duration, AD recovery, or rewarming rates. Keywords: Hypothermia, Pre-hospital, First-aid, Therapy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA223041

Entities

People

  • John A. Sterba

Organizations

  • United States Navy Experimental Diving Unit

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Body Temperature
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Classification
  • Cold Water
  • Combustion
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Ear
  • First Aid
  • Health Services
  • Monitoring
  • Navy
  • Poisoning
  • Security
  • Sleeping Bags
  • Therapy
  • Thermogenesis

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