2002 EMS Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
NOVEMBER 16, 2019
Laura Melville (@lmelville535) is an emergency physician in Brooklyn, New York, is a part of the New York ACEP Research Committee, ALL NYC EM, and is the NYP-Brooklyn Methodist Resident Research Director. Case: A 59-year-old woman comes is brought into your emergency department (ED) by EMS in cardiac arrest. Reference: Lascarrou et al.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
JUNE 24, 2017
Induction of Therapeutic Hypothermia During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Using a Rapid Infusion of Cold Saline The RINSE Trial (Rapid Infusion of Cold Normal Saline). Induction of Therapeutic Hypothermia During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Using a Rapid Infusion of Cold Saline The RINSE Trial (Rapid Infusion of Cold Normal Saline).
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EMDocs
DECEMBER 16, 2023
We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 34-year-old male is brought via EMS after collapsing during an outdoor adventure race. EMS reports the patient was conscious but altered, with slurred speech and confusion. Point of care glucose in the field was 102 mg/dL. 1 Fever is usually < 40C.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 30, 2019
She was ventilated by bag-valve-mask by EMS on arrival and was quickly intubated with etomidate and succinylcholine. Alexandra Schick ( with edits by Dr. Smith ) of an elderly woman who was seen in the ED for altered mental status, hyperthermia, and the initial ECG shown above. A rectal temperature was obtained which read 107.9
EMDocs
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
3-6 Clinical Presentation: Symptoms include altered mental status, tachycardia, hyperthermia, urinary retention, mydriasis, blurred vision, dry skin, hallucinations. Anticholinergic toxicity has overlap with other toxicological causes of hyperthermia which are reviewed here: Hyperthermia in the Toxicological Setting.
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