Article contents
Ice Water Immersion – Practicalities for Monitoring Hyperthermic Patients in the Prehospital Context
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 October 2019
Abstract
Immersion of patients in a body bag filled with ice and water is recommended as prehospital management of severe hyperthermia. Experienced paramedics have raised a number of concerns about the use of this technique; particularly, whether cardiac monitoring equipment would remain functional once immersed. This test showed that monitoring equipment does remain functional and provides advice about safety considerations. The test should reassure practitioners that such an approach is feasible.
- Type
- Brief Report
- Information
- Copyright
- © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2019
References
- 2
- Cited by