Methods and equipment available for prehospital treatment of accidental hypothermia: a survey of Norwegian prehospital services
All Norwegian prehospital services, both professional and volunteer, reported having equipment available for active and passive external warming. Thermometers for detecting hypothermia were reported by all professional services. The most notable change in the equipment available to treat patients with prehospital cold stress and accidental hypothermia in Norway was the increased availability of active external rewarming equipment in 2024 compared with that in 2013.
Authors
- Øyvind Thomassen
- Sigurd Mydske (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8717-8554)
- Erlend Sunde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3982-5486)
- Tea Wick Barsten
Institutions
- Stiftelsen Norsk Luftambulanse (NO)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-024-01302-1
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Thermal Regulation in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.27
Funders
- Universitetet i Bergen
- Stiftelsen Norsk Luftambulanse