Instructor: Len James, BPE, BEd, ACP and Daniel Marinescu, MD (PGY1)
Time: 15:30-17:00
Type: In-Person Only

Description: Hypothermic patients present a unique dual challenge in the wilderness setting: they must be simultaneously re-warmed and resuscitated; two goals that can directly compete with one another. This workshop examines the tension between packaging a patient for thermal protection and delivering effective, high-quality resuscitation in remote environments. Participants will engage with current field research, explore real-world co-morbidity scenarios, and develop adaptable resuscitation strategies for patients in hypowraps.

Learning Objectives

1. Summarize current field literature on hypothermia treatment, including emerging experimental data on CPR quality in hypowrapped patients.
2. Explain the principles of hypowrap construction and the physiological resuscitation needs of a hypothermic patient.
3. Identify and describe common co-morbidities associated with hypothermia; including drowning, traumatic injury, and snow immersion asphyxia ; and articulate how these conditions complicate patient care.
4. Compare and evaluate multiple resuscitation strategies for patients packaged in hypowraps, weighing trade-offs between thermal protection and intervention quality.

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