Hypothermic cardiac arrest.
After being lost for 16 hr, a 7-yr-old boy was admitted to the emergency Department (ED) in a severe hypothermic condition of 23.3 degrees C with cardiac arrest. Active rewarming was conducted with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Sixty minutes after admission, return of spontaneous circulation was confirmed. Fever developed 14 hr after admission and continued for 9 days due to frostbite wound of both feet. This case report demonstrates successful resuscitation in severe hypothermic cardiac arrest with complete neurologic recovery in a 7-yr-old boy.
Kim
Ji Hye
JH
Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
Lee
Ji Eun
JE
Kim
Bok Ki
BK
Lee
Kyoung Mi
KM
Kim
Jun Sig
JS
Han
Seung Baik
SB
D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D002648:Child; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D017694:Rewarming