Case report of effective intranasal cooling in an 80  year old patient with heatstroke

Intranasal cooling by the evaporation of perflourcarbon is almost exclusively used for the induction of therapeutic hypothermia in post-resuscitation care. This method has proven to be effective and safe (Busch et al., 2010); [1]. This case presents a successful application to a patient with external heatstroke. The 80  year old male patient was found in deep coma (GCS 4) by emergency medical services (EMS) showing a core temperature around 42 °C. Despite of preclinical physical cooling, the patient showed a persistent temperature of 41.5 °C upon reaching the emergency department.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research