Resuscitation in accidental hypothermia
EBM Guidelines
Apr 7, 2022 • Latest change Sep 15, 2022
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- Patients with accidental hypothermia may survive even long periods of apparent lifelessness provided that cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures are not abandoned.
- Suspect hypothermia if the patient is found
- outside in the cold
- motionless indoors with low ambient temperature
- exposed to cold water.
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