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When exposed to cold temperatures, your body begins to lose heat faster than it can be produced. Prolonged exposure to cold will eventually use up your body’s stored energy. The result is hypothermia, or abnormally low body temperature. Body temperature that is too low affects the brain, making the victim unable to think clearly or move well. This makes hypothermia particularly dangerous because a person may not know it is happening and won’t be able to do anything about it.

Hypothermia is most likely at very cold temperatures, but it can occur even at cool temperatures (above 40°F) if a person becomes chilled from rain, sweat, or submersion in cold water.

Study: Traditional methods for assessing patients after cardiac arrest may underestimate chances for survival

Traditional methods for assessing patients after cardiac arrest may be underestimating their chances for survival and good outcomes, according to a new study by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers now available online in the journal Resuscitation.

24 Jun 2010

Anoxia-induced suspended animation helps survive hypothermia

How is it that some people who apparently freeze to death, with no heart rate or respiration for extended periods, can be brought back to life with no long-term negative health consequences? New findings from the laboratory of cell biologist Mark B. Roth, Ph.D., of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, may help explain the mechanics behind this widely documented phenomenon.

11 Jun 2010

Antiemetic-regimen with fosaprepitant injection provides similar protection against CINV as oral EMEND

Merck announced today results from a new non-inferiority trial of an antiemetic regimen containing fosaprepitant dimeglumine administered as a single intravenous (IV) 150-mg dose in combination with a 5-HT3 antagonist and dexamethasone compared with a three-day regimen of aprepitant with a 5-HT3 antagonist and dexamethasone for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in patients receiving a first cycle of cisplatin-based chemotherapy.

4 Jun 2010

Preparation reduces winter sports injuries

During winter those who are active need to prepare for the cold conditions or risk injuries, warns Sports Medicine Australia.

31 May 2010

Anaheim Regional Medical Center uses Arctic Sun cooling device to protect a patient from brain damage

A day after delivering her fourth child at Anaheim Regional Medical Center in Anaheim, California last December, 34-year-old Brynn Ervin suffered a cardiac arrest, the result of massive blood clots lodged in the main arteries that take blood to her lungs. Desperate to save the life of the young mother, the cardiac arrest team performed 95 minutes of CPR.

25 May 2010

New clinical procedures, better diagnostics improve prognosis for children born with severe acute asphyxia

The prognosis for children born with severe acute asphyxia has improved in recent years owing to new clinical procedures and better diagnostics, according to a new doctoral thesis from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. By measuring levels of lactic acid in the blood during childbirth and the brain activity of the newborn afterwards, doctors can make a much more reliable assessment of the risk of serious brain damage.

21 May 2010

Six abstracts featuring FORE-SIGHT system presented at Pediatric Academic Societies meeting

CAS Medical Systems, Inc. today announced that six abstracts featuring the use of the FORE-SIGHT Absolute Oximeter were presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting May 1-4 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. This meeting includes more than 7,500 leaders in academic pediatrics and is dedicated to the advancement of pediatric research and the advanced care of acutely ill children.

5 May 2010

ThermaCor 1200 Rapid Thermal Infusion System used successfully in multiple clinical cases

Smisson-Cartledge Biomedical LLC, an innovator in life saving cardiovascular devices, announced today that its ThermaCor 1200 Rapid Thermal Infusion System has been used successfully in multiple clinical cases in the United States and in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

26 Apr 2010

Fewer babies face health risks of early birth

The nation's preterm birth rate dropped for the second consecutive year.

7 Apr 2010

Therapeutic hypothermia helps save marathon cardiac arrest victim

Jay Yim, 21, had worked on improving his fitness since age 15. In preparation for this year's Los Angeles Marathon on March 21, the University of Southern California pre-med student had been training with a marathon club and regularly did 10-mile runs on his own.

3 Apr 2010

Royal Philips Electronics introduces InnerCool RTx Endovascular System

Royal Philips Electronics announced today its launch of the Philips InnerCool RTx Endovascular System for cooling and warming, which provides advanced whole body temperature modulation therapy in a closed-loop system from the inside out. The InnerCool RTx is a high-performance system that can rapidly raise and lower the body temperature of certain non-paralyzed, awake patients of all sizes in the intensive care setting.

From Philips Healthcare 30 Mar 2010

FDA approves OrSense's NBM-200MP non-invasive oximetry and low signal oximetry sensor

OrSense Ltd., developer of monitors for non-invasive measurements of various blood parameters, announced today it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for NBM-200MP, a non-invasive oximetry and low signal oximetry sensor.

23 Mar 2010

Royal Philips Electronics introduces Lifeline with AutoAlert solution

Royal Philips Electronics today introduced Lifeline with AutoAlert, an enhanced medical alert service. This integrated solution offers an added layer of protection by combining the industry-leading Philips Lifeline medical alert service with automatic fall detection capabilities.

From Philips Healthcare 23 Mar 2010

Researchers to collaborate on the largest clinical trial of hypothermia for stroke

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and UTHealth's Medical School will collaborate on the largest clinical trial of hypothermia (brain cooling) for stroke to date.

10 Mar 2010

AHA Scientific Statement: Only 33% of annual PCIs are performed in women

President Clinton’s stent surgery brought new focus to America’s number-one killer, but it did little to expose the bias that is often present when women seek treatment for a heart attack.

18 Feb 2010

Journal explores biological and environmental challenges in elite winter sports

As the world turns its sporting gaze towards Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics, The Physiological Society journal Experimental Physiology marks the occasion with a special issue exploring the biological and environmental challenges elite winter athletes must overcome to win gold.

11 Feb 2010

Study reveals people with anorexia nervosa have increased fat content in their bone marrow

People with anorexia nervosa, paradoxically, have strikingly high levels of fat within their bone marrow, report researchers at Children's Hospital Boston. Their findings, based on MRI imaging of the knees of 20 girls with anorexia and 20 healthy girls of the same age, appear in the February issue of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

9 Feb 2010

Lebanon Cardiology Associates and The Good Samaritan Hospital team up to implement hypothermia protocol for improved cardiac care

Lebanon Cardiology Associates teamed with The Good Samaritan Hospital to implement one of the top 15% performing emergency cardiac catheterization teams treating heart attacks in the United States.

29 Jan 2010

ZOLL Medical, HealthTrust Purchasing Group enter into purchasing agreement

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that HealthTrust Purchasing Group, LP (HealthTrust), a leading healthcare group purchasing organization (GPO), has entered into a purchasing agreement with ZOLL for its therapeutic temperature management equipment.

28 Jan 2010

Article provides issues and challenges encountered by hospitals in implementing cooling program for post arrest patients

The European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and Elsevier's journal Resuscitation chose a randomized controlled study demonstrating a trend toward faster cooling and better control with Medivance's Arctic Sun® Temperature Management System as its featured "Article of the Month."

5 Jan 2010