Hypothermia Evaluation, Diagnosis and Treatment

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dc.contributor.authorEren, Sevki Hakan
dc.contributor.authorKorkmaz, Ilhan
dc.contributor.authorDogan, Kasim
dc.contributor.authorGuven, Fatma Mutlu Kukul
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-26T18:03:36Z
dc.date.available2024-10-26T18:03:36Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.departmentSivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBody temperature below 35 degrees C is defined as hypothermia. It is classified as mild, moderate and severe. While the standard thermometers can not measure the core temperature below 35 degrees C, thermometers with intravezical, rectal or esophageal probes must be used to determine the core temperature in hypothermic patients. Although hypothermia is seen in cold climates; it can be seen because of environmental conditions, like drowning, too. Also inadequate clothing and hypothermia background can facilitate hypothermia in patients. The common causes for hypothermia are dermatological disease, drug adverse effects, iatrogenic causes, neurological disease, neuromuscular insufficiency, sepsis and metabolic condition of the patient. Resistance to cold in the peoples is not well developed while they are warm-blooded. Especially homeless, psychiatric and lonely elderly people can be affected by hypothermia easily. Although the main heat loss of the body is by radiation; conduction, convection and evaporation take place too. Coordination and consciousness deficiencies are the main symptoms. Nevertheless clinical signs vary according to the hypothermia state. The basic treatment principles resemble each other in mild, moderate and severe hypothermia. These are; reducing of the heat loss, warming of the body with internal and external ways, supplying the main energy and fluid demands for patient metabolism. The defibrillation techniques, resuscitation time and the drugs which are used are different in hypothermic cardiopulmonary resuscitation than normal cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The main systems which are damaged from hypothermia are cardiovascular and central nervous system. That's why early and true diagnosis and aggressive treatment has a great importance for surviving.
dc.identifier.doi10.4170/jaem.2009.01.0002
dc.identifier.endpage12
dc.identifier.issn2149-5807
dc.identifier.issn2149-6048
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.startpage9
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4170/jaem.2009.01.0002
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/28458
dc.identifier.volume8
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000420094100002
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isotr
dc.publisherAves
dc.relation.ispartofEurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectHypothermia
dc.subjectdiagnosis
dc.subjectemergency treatment
dc.titleHypothermia Evaluation, Diagnosis and Treatment
dc.typeArticle

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