First Aid Management of Accidental Hypothermia and Cold Injuries | NLM

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First Aid Management of Accidental Hypothermia and Cold Injuries

03/28/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM). Published: 3/28/2019. The audience for this one-hour, two-minute presentation is any pre-hospital first responder, whether a layperson or a health professional, to understand the updated Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines for hypothermia and cold injuries. It describes the important distinction between “accidental hypothermia” and “induced hypothermia” as used in special circumstances in medical practice; the staging of accidental hypothermia; and the symptoms of heat loss. (Video or Multimedia)