Successful resuscitation for cardiac arrest due to severe accidental hypothermia accompanied by mandibular rigidity: a case of cold stiffening mimicking rigor mortis

Successful resuscitation for cardiac arrest due to severe accidental hypothermia accompanied by mandibular rigidity: a case of cold stiffening mimicking rigor mortis

Abstract Background In cases of severe accidental hypothermia, it was recommended that resuscitation should be continued until the patient has rewarmed, as hypothermia itself can preserve cerebral function, and hypothermic cardiac arrest is reversible. During cardiopulmonary resuscitation for normot...

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Main Authors: Naofumi Bunya, Keigo Sawamoto, Ryuichiro Kakizaki, Kenshiro Wada, Yoichi Katayama, Hirotoshi Mizuno, Hiroyuki Inoue, Shuji Uemura, Keisuke Harada, Eichi Narimatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Accidental hypothermia
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Rigor mortis
Potassium
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12245-018-0205-8

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