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. 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: Randi Manegold, David Fistera, Carola Holzner, Joachim Risse Tags: Case Report Source Type: research