title: Helicopter cooling of heatstroke victims.
abstract: Theoretical and clinical evidence suggests that traditional ice water immersion is not the best therapy for heatstroke. We treated three patients with serious heatstroke using the downdraft from a light utility helicopter to dissipate heat primarily by evaporation and convection. The speed of cooling was substantially better than that reported in prior clinical series.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000392:Air Movements; D000401:Aircraft; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D001831:Body Temperature; D017679:Cryotherapy; D004630:Emergencies; D006359:Heat Exhaustion / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012007:Rectum; D012420:Running