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Hypothermia temperature classification: Mild: _____°C Moderate: 28-32°C Severe: <28°C
_____ re-warming may be used for severe hypothermia (<28°C) that has not responded to other re-warming techniques
Which re-warming techniques should be used for patients with moderate-severe hypothermia (<32°C)? _____ & warmed IV fluids & active external re-warming & active internal re-warming
Patients with hypothermia should have continuous _____ monitoring
Hint: Investigation
_____ is most commonly associated with hypothermia
Hint: What ECG abnormality
Hypothermic patients who appear to be dead cannot be pronounced dead until they are _____
What is the management of frostbite? _____
PT and PTT may be _____ in hypothermic patients
Hint: Shortened/Prolonged
The preferred way to measure core temperature in hypothermic patients is via _____ or rectal thermometer
Hypothermic patients should be given _____ oxygen during re-warming
Hint: 2
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