The medical on-site treatment of hypothermia: ICAR-MEDCOM recommendation.

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High Altitude Medicine & BiologyVol. 4, No. 1 Position PaperThe Medical On-site Treatment of Hypothermia: ICAR-MEDCOM RecommendationBruno Durrer, Hermann Brugger, and David SymeBruno DurrerSearch for more papers by this author, Hermann BruggerSearch for more papers by this author, and David SymeSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:6 Jul 2004https://doi.org/10.1089/152702903321489031AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsPermissionsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited ByAccidental hypothermia: direct evidence for consciousness as a marker of cardiac arrest risk in the acute assessment of cold patients4 March 2022 | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, Vol. 30, No. 1Rewarming from unwitnessed hypothermic cardiac arrest with good neurological recovery using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation18 August 2022 | PerfusionHipotermia accidental: nueva clasificación clínica con el sistema suizo revisadoMedicina Intensiva, Vol. 36Hypothermia Induced Impairment of Platelets: Assessment With Multiplate vs. ROTEM—An In Vitro Study29 March 2022 | Frontiers in Physiology, Vol. 13Burns and Thermal Injuries5 January 2022Unterkühlung, Ertrinken und Tauchunfälle28 September 2022Comparison of different mechanical chest compression devices in the alpine rescue setting: a randomized triple crossover experiment29 June 2021 | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, Vol. 29, No. 1Resuscitation of an Unconscious Victim of Accidental Hypothermia in 1805Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 32, No. 4Cold exposure illness and injury18 August 2021Impact of rescue collapse on mortality rate in severe accidental hypothermia: A matched-pair analysisResuscitation, Vol. 164Vital Signs in Accidental Hypothermia Mathieu Pasquier, Evelien Cools, Ken Zafren, Pierre-Nicolas Carron, Vincent Frochaux, and Valentin Rousson23 June 2021 | High Altitude Medicine & Biology, Vol. 22, No. 2The use of minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation for rewarming after accidental hypothermia and circulatory arrest18 February 2021 | Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, Vol. 65, No. 5Clinical staging of accidental hypothermia: The Revised Swiss SystemResuscitation, Vol. 162Accidental hypothermia in Denmark: A nationwide cohort study of incidence and outcomes31 May 2021 | BMJ Open, Vol. 11, No. 5Witnessed Cardiac Arrest in a Hypothermic Avalanche Victim Completely Buried for 2 HoursWilderness & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 32, No. 1Iatrogenic third-degree burn caused by off-label use of an infrared radiant heat lamp in a patient with accidental hypothermiaBurns Open, Vol. 5, No. 1CK-MB Elevation in Mild Hypothermia: What We Did and We Should Have Done15 February 2021 | Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, Vol. 9ACSM Expert Consensus Statement: Injury Prevention and Exercise Performance during Cold-Weather Exercise1 November 2021 | Current Sports Medicine Reports, Vol. 20, No. 11Accidental hypothermia: characteristics, outcomes, and prognostic factors—A nationwide observational study in Japan (Hypothermia study 2018 and 2019)17 September 2021 | Acute Medicine & Surgery, Vol. 8, No. 1Therapeutic management of severe hypothermia with veno-arterial ECMO: where do we stand? 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