EM@3AM - December 19, 2020 - By McKenna Furgurson
Reviewed by: James Cao; Alex Koyfman; Brit Long
- Consider the broad differential for hypothermia if it is not an obvious environmental cold exposure.
- Continue with prolonged CPR, hypothermia is neuroprotective, and patients can have good outcomes despite long resuscitative measures.
- ECMO is the best method for rewarming – consider transfer to ECMO facility in prehospital setting and even afterwards if ECMO facility is within 6 hours away."