Successful resuscitation in severe accidental hypothermia : a case report

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dc.contributor.authorDe Roubaix, J. A. M.
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-18T14:59:51Z
dc.date.available2011-03-18T14:59:51Z
dc.date.issued1980-03
dc.descriptionArticle
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
dc.description.abstractAccidental hypothermia has a mortality rate of 30-80% and should always be borne in mind with comatose, hypotensive patients. It is a preventable condition when adequate safety measures are ensured. One should act in the case of early symptoms, because collapse may soon follow and evacuation of a patient on a stretcher is time-consuming, dangerous and a major undertaking. In severe cases absence of respiration and circulation should not preclude resuscitation. Resuscitation should be continued until the patient is warm and all biochemical abnormalities have been corrected and intoxication has been ruled out. Resuscitation may be successful in primitive, adverse conditions, as illustrated by this case of a 13-year-old boy with cardiopulmonary arrest and a core temperature of only 25°C, who was successfully reanimated.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublishers' version
dc.format.extentp. 374 - 376
dc.identifier.citationDe Roubaix, J. A. M. 1980. Successful resuscitation in severe accidental hypothermia : a case report. South African Medical Journal, March: 374-376
dc.identifier.issnISSN:2078-5135 (online) ISSN:0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/8098
dc.language.isoen_ZA
dc.publisherHMPG
dc.rights.holderThe author
dc.subjectHypothermiaen_ZA
dc.subjectResuscitationen_ZA
dc.titleSuccessful resuscitation in severe accidental hypothermia : a case reporten_ZA
dc.typeArticle
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