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Active rewarming in a prehospital setting

The prehospital management of hypothermia depends on the condition of the patient and on their location. To reduce further heat loss the patient is placed in a warm and dry environment, and an insulation in combination with a vapor barrier is applied.

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SBU Enquiry Service

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What effects, positive or negative, do an exothermic warming blanket have on a hypothermic patient in a prehospital setting?

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Helena Domeij and Sally Saad at SBU.

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