SAQ 835 – Environmental – severe hypothermia and rewarming

Review Completed

Marked out of 12.00

A 40-year-old man is brought to your ED after being found on a park bench with an altered conscious state. His medical history is unknown.

Observation	Value
HR	36 bpm
BP	70/30 mmHg
RR	6 breaths/min
O2 sats	92% via 10 L non-rebreather mask
Temperature	27.5 C
GCS	3 (E1 V1 M1)

Complete the table regarding treatment options for rewarming this patient.

(Marked out of 6.0)
</p> <table class="saq-prop-table"> <thead> <tr> <th>Active external rewarming</th> <th>Active core/internal rewarming</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>

/ 6

During initial assessment the patient becomes pulseless. List three (3) contraindications to CPR in this patient.

(Marked out of 3.0)

/ 3

State three (3) changes you would make to standard Advanced Life Support for this patient.

(Marked out of 3.0)

/ 3

Total Score: 0 / 12

Percentage: 0%

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