title: A method for shipboard treatment of multiple heat casualties.
abstract: A method is presented for the treatment aboard ship of multiple patients afflicted with life-threatening heat illness, using an inflatable life raft cooling system. The potential benefits of this method include: (1) the utilization of readily available materials aboard U.S. Naval vessels; (2) the provision for rapid patient cooling by evaporation while maintaining patient safety and comfort; (3) the ability to treat many patients simultaneously with minimal attendant personnel; and (4) the maintenance of patient access allowing for monitoring and the administration of additional supportive measures.
authors.affiliation: Medical Department, USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2), FPO New York, NY 09561-1625.
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Sweeney
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Krafte-Jacobs
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saldana
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D006359:Heat Exhaustion / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008877:Middle East; D008889:Military Personnel; D011481:Protective Clothing; D012767:Ships; D014857:Warfare