AN EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF SELECTED REWARMING THERAPIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PROFOUND ACCIDENTAL HYPOTHERMIA

This report summarizes the results of rewarming experiments performed with mildly cooled volunteers. Rewarming therapies are studied which can be used for treatment of hypothermia at the rescue site. Other therapies are included in the study to serve as standards of comparison for the "portable" ones. The results are analyzed in the context of expected human responses to arrive at comparative evaluations of the therapies for use in the treatment of "profound" hypothermia.

• Corporate Authors:

  Clemson University

  College of Engineering
  Clemson, SC  United States  29631

  United States Coast Guard

  2100 Second Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20593
• Authors:
  • Harnett, R
  • O'Brien, E M
  • Sias, F R
  • Pruitt, J R
• Publication Date: 1979-8-27

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 53 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cold weather; Crash exposure; First aid; Health care; Hypothermia; Survival
• Uncontrolled Terms: Exposure (Human)
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00309397
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CG-D-65-79 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-CG-72074-A
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1980 12:00AM