Hi everyone. This is Steve Carroll, and this is the Ambasa podcast. Today's episode is on hypothermia,

just in time for the middle of the winter season here in the U.S. However, hypothermia can happen at all

times of the year in a wide variety of patients, so we need to be aware of those rare presentations as well.

Today's episode is written by Dr. Andrea Sarci, who helped out with the previous episodes

on acetaminophen and solacillate toxicity.

I'll be handing over the microphone today to Jacob Shriner, a second-year medical student

in Emmer University School of Medicine, who will be helping out with some future episodes

as well.

This episode will discuss the initial evaluation

of hypothermia, the initial history questions you'll want to ask, along with the relevant exam

findings, workup, treatment, and disposition pearls. Just as an FYI, today's episodes are a little

longer than usual at 37 minutes, but it really didn't make sense to split this into two episodes.

So let's get to it.

Here's the hypothermia episode.

Hey everyone, my name is Jake Shiner and I'm two working with Dr. Carroll on EM Basic.

Today we'll be discussing hypothermia, which is defined as a core body temperature below 35

degrees Celsius or 95 degrees Fahrenheit.

While hypothermia can be used as a therapeutic measure

to decrease the schemic injury from a heart attack or stroke, our focus today will be on

the evaluation and management of accidental hypothermia. Cases of accidental hypothermia occur most

often in winter and in those who participate in outdoor activities, such as hunters, sailors,

skiers, and swimmers,

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