Emergency Hypothermia-Mayo Clinic

Every winter it happens: Someone dies from exposure to the cold. Hypothermia can happen quickly in very cold weather or in cold water. And it is often life threatening. But hypothermia is a good thing for people who have a cardiac arrest. Let's go to Mayo Clinic to see how emergency department doctors are using it to help keep these people alive.

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• Mayo Clinic
• Medical Edge
• Hypothermia
• Emergency Hypothermia
• Heart Attack
• Cardiac Arrest

[JDW15217]

Hot patient!

[northboy1231]

wud like to work on him

[LeadII]

@gyuh2bu

Yes, still CPR. Therapeutic hypothermia is most often administered by ALS providers after ROSC, or return of spontaneous circulation. It is being used in some facilities as an adjunct to POST cardiac arrest care, but it does not replace any ACLS guidelines or CPR procedures.

[surfimg]

so why arn"t patients giving a cooler like a portable computer when they have a heart attack turn it on when a heart attack is diagnosed when the pace maker is activated

[gyuh2bu]

no cpr?