• Ann Emerg Med · Oct 1990

    Treatment of moderate-to-severe hypothermia in an urban setting.

    • C P Shields and D M Sixsmith.
    • Emergency Department, New York Infirmary Beekman Downtown Hospital, New York 10038.
    • Ann Emerg Med. 1990 Oct 1;19(10):1093-7.

    Study ObjectivesTo study the treatment of moderate-to-severe hypothermia using a combination of core rewarming techniques.DesignA prospective study.SettingThe emergency department of an urban, community hospital. TYPE OF PATIENTS: Sixteen patients who presented with accidental hypothermia with a core temperature of less than 32 C.InterventionsAll patients were treated with warmed IV fluids either through central or peripheral IV lines and heated aerosol masks.Measurements And Main ResultsThe patients had a mean rewarming rate of 1.16 C/hr; all survived. The majority were chronic alcoholic patients who presented with multiple medical conditions that required hospitalization.ConclusionAll patients recovered with this method of core rewarming.

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