With all of the amazing, sunny weather here in California, I feel (briefly) terrible for all those braving the snowpocalyptic conditions across the United States. So, in honor of all those bundled up and shivering, I wanted to review the management of accidental hypothermia.
Tip: Avoid jostling the hypothermic patient too much because of myocardial irritability. Don't send your patient into an arrhythmia.
Tip: Avoid jostling the hypothermic patient too much because of myocardial irritability. Don't send your patient into an arrhythmia.
Feel free to download this card and print on a 4'' x 6'' index card.
For more on the topic, including information about frostbite and the interventional options available, read:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMcpc0910088
So helpful! I really like the chart!
ReplyDeleteThanks @WongML: I missed this Case Presentation on hypothermia in a 16-year old. Those are some gnarly frostbite pictures.
ReplyDeleteGlad they help, @David!