Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9179462 | Resuscitation | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Hypothermia <28 °C is rarely compatible with life, with only a few cases described surviving such low temperatures. We present a case of a man who survived with a core body temperature below 21.0 °C after spending a night in a snowbank with an ambient temperatures as low as â20.0 °C. Prolonged CPR and early initiation of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation enabled survival without neurological deficit at hospital discharge. Frostbite was limited to both hands and all toes only; although the entire upper and lower extremity appeared to be deeply frozen on admission, amputation of both hands was inevitable and resulted in permanent disability.
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Authors
B. Moser, W. Voelckel, A. Gardetto, G. Sumann, V. Wenzel,