[Accidental hypothermia in the household environment.

Der Anaesthesist · Dec 2005

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[Accidental hypothermia in the household environment. Importance of preclinical temperature measurement].

In emergency medicine accidental hypothermia in non-traumatized patients is a rare situation. To emphasize the need for a precise preclinical temperature measurement, two cases of accidental hypothermia (28.2 degrees C and 29.3 degrees C core temperature) are presented which occurred under conditions that did not give a direct suspicion of hypothermia. In one case the immediate diagnosis lead to complete convalescence, the other patient died of multiple organ failure. The primary diagnosis, diagnostic methods and therapy as well as the primary treatment are discussed.

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- S Russo, A Timmermann, O Radke, T Kerren, and A Bräuer.
- Zentrum Anaesthesiologie, Rettungs- und Intensivmedizin, Georg-August-Universität, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, 37099 Göttingen. s.russo@medizin.uni-goettingen.de
- Anaesthesist. 2005 Dec 1; 54 (12): 1209-14.
AbstractIn emergency medicine accidental hypothermia in non-traumatized patients is a rare situation. To emphasize the need for a precise preclinical temperature measurement, two cases of accidental hypothermia (28.2 degrees C and 29.3 degrees C core temperature) are presented which occurred under conditions that did not give a direct suspicion of hypothermia. In one case the immediate diagnosis lead to complete convalescence, the other patient died of multiple organ failure. The primary diagnosis, diagnostic methods and therapy as well as the primary treatment are discussed.

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