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_____ is most commonly associated with hypothermia
Hint: What ECG abnormality
Bradycardia, hypoventilation, hypotension and decreased shivering are associated with _____ hypothermia
Hint: Mild/Moderate/Severe
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
Hypothermic patients should be given _____ oxygen during re-warming
Hint: 2
Tachypnoea, tachycardia, hypertension, increased shivering are associated with _____ hypothermia
Hint: Mild/Moderate/Severe
What is the management of frostbite? _____
Bradycardia in hypothermic patients is generally _____ to atropine
Hint: Responsive/Refractory
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 technique should be used for patients with mild hypothermia (32-35°C)? _____
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