Hypothermia
Hypothermic patients, multi-systems trauma and slippery scenes present difficult decision-making challenges for rescuers
Exploring the medication and treatments that allow for the best translation of paramedic skill and experience from adult OHCA care to pediatric OHCA
Triage burn victims for inhalation injury and fluid administration by putting these four pieces of the puzzle together
The man, who authorities believe may be homeless, was transported to a medical facility
The woman was standing on a step stool when it collapsed, breaking her arms and wrist and trapping her in the donation box
Discuss your duty to extricate a patient from a remote location and what equipment is available to you
Follow the mantra “a patient isn’t dead unless they are warm and dead” based on assessment findings and knowing resuscitation contraindications
Adam Walton said victims have 45 minutes to an hour before they lose all ability to help themselves
Hypothermia death of a Minn. teen is an unimaginable tragedy, but a breach is not enough for a finding of negligence
The parents of Jake Anderson, 19, allege first responders declared their son dead before properly evaluating and transporting him to a hospital
Four people, who organized the outing for 47 summer campers despite cyclone warnings, have been detained
Four others were injured when the boat capsized Monday
A search-and-rescue crew found the men in severe hypothermia
The young men from Illinois had been drinking at a lake house in Wisconsin and were last seen around 2:30 a.m. Sunday
Sheriff says one man was trapped under the ice and the other was partially in the water
Researchers discuss the best target temperature, 33 C or 36 C, for cardiac arrest patients in the post-arrest care phase
Chelsea Ake-Salvacion, 24, went into the cryotherapy chamber alone, before closing the salon, and apparently the machine didn’t turn off
The 65-foot tourist boat made a mayday call on calm, clear, and sunny afternoon
ILCOR releases advisory statement on patient temperature management after ROSC
One boy was trapped under the boat for hours and suffered extreme hypothermia and a leg injury
A rescue swimmer aided the men who abandoned their sinking 73-foot boat and onto a hoist from hovering helicopter
Rescuers need to anticipate specific medical problems and patient needs as they prepare to encounter patients in a collapsed structure or debris pile
Emergency responders overturn car to access hypothermic toddler; child has since been released from the hospital
Child upgraded to stable condition; her mother was found dead in the vehicle
Toronto boy died after wandering away from grandmother’s apartment in bitter cold overnight weather
40-year-old woman found crawling on street, mumbling with body temp. of 80F; toxicology results pending
More than 20 rescue units spent nearly an hour and a half trying to extract the worker from the trench
The door was bolted, so he wiggled through an eight-inch opening to rescue an elderly woman who fell and was hypothermic
He wiggled through an eight-inch ‘wee hopper window’ to save an elderly woman who fell and was hypothermic
A fellow snowmobiler was able to belly crawl across the ice and rescue a friend who has been hospitalized with symptoms of hypothermia
Speedy rescue from emergency responders saves two boaters at risk of hypothermia and drowning
