학술논문
Dead? Or just cold: profoundly hypothermic patient with no signs of life
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
Emergency Medicine Journal. Sep 01, 2002 19(5):478-479
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1351-0622
Abstract
A 37 year old man was found in his garden cold with no signs of life. Pupils were fixed and dilated. Electrocardiography showed asystole initially. The paramedic crew started cardiopulmonary resuscitation and transferred him to the accident and emergency department. His temperature was 17.0°C. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was continued for three hours before rewarming using partial cardiopulmonary bypass. He eventually regained spontaneous cardiac output and made a full neurological recovery. Hypothermic patients with no evidence of life cannot be assumed to be dead as there is a chance of full recovery when fully warmed.