What is the best way to keep the patient warm during technical rescue? Results from two prospective randomised controlled studies with healthy volunteers

What is the best way to keep the patient warm during technical rescue? Results from two prospective randomised controlled studies with healthy volunteers

Abstract Background Accidental hypothermia is a manifest problem during the rescue of entrapped victims and results in different subsequent problems as coagulopathy and wound infection. Different warming methods are available for the preclinicial use. However, their effectiveness has hardly been eva...

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Main Authors: Martin Lier, Christopher Jebens, Annette Lorey-Tews, Tim Heyne, Nils Kunze-Szikszay, Johannes Wieditz, Anselm Bräuer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Accidental hypothermia
Technical rescue
Preclinical warming
Warming methods
Forced air warming
Halogen floodlight
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-023-00850-6

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