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Case Reports
Successful treatment of severe hypothermia and prolonged cardiac arrest with closed thoracic cavity lavage.
- C Winegard.
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Samia General Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
- J Emerg Med. 1997 Sep 1;15(5):629-32.
AbstractThis case report describes the resuscitation of a 19-year-old man who had been immersed in ice water for 14 h and presented with a rectal temperature of 22 degrees C and no pulses. It reports the successful use of prolonged cardiac massage (3.5 h) and closed thoracic cavity lavage in the treatment of severe hypothermia. It also confirms that victims of severe hypothermia can be effectively treated in peripheral hospitals not equipped for cardiopulmonary bypass.
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