A 63-year-old homeless man is brought in during winter with confusion and shivering. Core temperature is 30 °C, blood pressure 110/70 mm Hg and heart ...

Question

A 63-year-old homeless man is brought in during winter with confusion and shivering. Core temperature is 30 °C, blood pressure 110/70 mm Hg and heart rate 48 beats/min. He is breathing spontaneously. What is the most appropriate initial rewarming strategy?

Accepted Answer

Active external rewarming with warmed blankets and forced-air warming, plus warmed IV fluids

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Immediate warm peritoneal lavage

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Endotracheal intubation and ECMO for all hypothermia

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No rewarming is needed at this temperature

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Place him in a cold room to avoid afterdrop

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Moderate accidental hypothermia

A 63-year-old homeless man is brought in during winter with confusion and shivering. Core temperature is 30 °C, blood pressure 110/70 mm Hg and heart rate 48 beats/min. He is breathing spontaneously. What is the most appropriate initial rewarming strategy?