Open AccessA Case of Successful Prolonged Resuscitation of a Patient with General Hypothermia
Author(s) -
Albina Ivanova,
Alexander Potapov,
Dmitriy Bosikov,
I. Protodiakonov,
T. Androsova,
E. M. Klimova
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of biomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2158-0529
pISSN - 2158-0510
DOI - 10.21103/article11(2)_cr5
Subject(s) - medicine , hypothermia , resuscitation , frostbite , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , anesthesia , surgery
This article presents a case of a successful prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed by the emergency medical services on a patient with general hypothermia (GH) and frostbite in the extremities. The resuscitation activities continued for more than 3.5 hours and resulted in a successful restoration of spontaneous BC. An extended CPR was performed while the patient was being warmed up (wrapping in a blanket and insulating pads, infusion of warmed fluids, gastric lavage and urinary bladder lavage with water heated to +45°C). After the restoration of BC, the patient was hospitalized and subsequently discharged without any neurological deficit.