The rescue of the hypothermic patients immersed by seawater
- VernacularTitle:海水浸泡性体温过低症伤员的营救
- Author:
Yang LIU
;
Tai-Hu WU
;
Feng CHEN
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hypothermia;
rescue;
rewarming
- From:
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal
2004;0(09):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
For the diathermancy of the seawater is much bigger than that of the air, and the heat dispersed from the body exceeds the heat produced by the body, the heat would be lost immediately when people fell into the cold seawater. The temperature of people would drop instantly to frozen stiff. So it has great signification to rescue the people dropped into the cold water at once. This paper will introduce how to rescue, examine, stabilize, insulate, finally transport the patient to the hospital, and some things that should be paid attention to during the whole process.
