Hypothermia Info: The need for fluid warming.  Blanket warming is not enough.

Hypothermia is often the result of a trauma condition.  Many times, the caregiver infuses cold IV fluid into the patient at an accident scene, during evacuation, or during surgery.  Because this fluid is ambient temperature, which is much lower than the proper core body temperature, the patient suffers a decrease in temperature, leading to hypothermia.

For more information on Hypothermia, please review:

• The Need for the Thermal Angel
• Hospital-acquired Infections
• Hypothermia and Plastic Surgery
• Effects of Hypothermia
• Degrees of Hypothermia
• Hypothermia in Trauma Patients
• Hypothermia in Non-Trauma Patients
• North Central Texas Trauma Region Advisory Council: Hypothermia in Trauma
• Hypothermia in the Elderly
• Hypothermia Links