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Hypothermia and drowning

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Still, after a quick Google search, you realise that hypothermia potently affects potassium shift from the extracellular to the intracellular and extravascular spaces. Still, after a quick Google search, you realise that hypothermia potently affects potassium shift from the extracellular to the intracellular and extravascular spaces.

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Hypothermia & Non-Freezing Cold Injury

EM Ottawa

In this blog post, I’ll go into a more in-depth review of the staging of hypothermia and how to manage this problem in the field. Furthermore, I’ll […] The post Hypothermia & Non-Freezing Cold Injury appeared first on EMOttawa Blog.

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Targeted Temperature Management in Paediatric Traumatic Brain Injury

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Targeted temperature management (TTM) is the induction of varying degrees of patient temperature targeting within Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU): Therapeutic hypothermia- induction of varying degrees of hypothermia. What are the potential complications of therapeutic hypothermia? It can also increase blood pressure.

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EMCrit 356 – More on Accidental Hypothermia with Ken Zafren

EMCrit

A deeper dive on accidental hypothermia in anticipation of my much awaited winter EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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What is this ECG finding? Do you understand it before you hear the clinical context?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

These are Osborn waves usually associated with hypothermia. See our other blog posts of hypothermia and Osborn waves -- Massive Osborn Waves of Severe Hypothermia (23.6 Presumably, this is the result of body shivering , that so often accompanies hypothermia once temperatures drop below 30-32°C ( = 86-90°F ).

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52 in 52 – #37: POLAR trial – Hypothermia for Severe TBI

EMDocs

This week we cover the POLAR RCT on hypothermia for neuroprotection in those with severe TBI. Take Aways: The data do not suggest that targeted hypothermia improves neurological function, reduces death, or reduces hospital length of stay as compared to normothermia. Welcome back to the “52 in 52” series. Bradycardia: 18.8%

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Emergent Management of Hyperthermia

EM Updates

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