How many paramedics dump ice on hyperthemic patients in the field?

dutemplar said:
Qatar. More sand, less rattlers... unless you could the Land Cruisers rattling sideways up and down the dunes.
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Woah. You work there? Is it contract work?
 
MedicFF said:
Woah. You work there? Is it contract work?
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The protocols at my new agency (Department of Defense) allows drill sergeants, and other cadre to dunk the patient in an ice water lavage. A core temp is required before doing so. EMS will continue constant core temp monitoring, administer 36 degree IV saline along with either Hypertonic saline or sodium bicarbonate depending on our iSTAT results at point of contact. Enroute to the ER we will dump water on the patient to promote active cooling. Depending on initial core temp will determine our transport priority, and interventions at the ER.
 
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