Efficacy of Head and Torso Rewarming Using a Human Model for Severe Hypothermia

ConclusionsIn our study, head and torso warming had the same core rewarming rates when shivering was pharmacologically inhibited in mildly hypothermic subjects. Therefore, in nonshivering cold subjects, head warming is a viable alternative if torso warming is contraindicated (eg, when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation or working on open chest wounds).
Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine - Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research