Hypothermia

Recognition and management.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Emergency Medicine

Clinical Guidelines

European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Cardiac arrest in special circumstances
National
NICE guideline [CG65]
National
NICE guideline [CG65]: Hypothermia: prevention and management in adults having surgery
National
2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
Local
2023 American Heart Association Focused Update on Adult Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support: Refractory Cardiac Arrest
Local
AORN Guideline for Prevention of Hypothermia
Local
ASPAN Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention of Unplanned Perioperative Hypothermia
Local
Consensus on Hypothermia in Aortic Arch Surgery
Local
International Olympic Committee Consensus Statement on Cold Exposure and Exercise
Local
Joint Trauma System Clinical Practice Guideline: Hypothermia Prevention, Monitoring, and Management
Local
NICE Clinical Guideline 65: The Management of Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia in Adults
Local
Targeted Temperature Control Following Traumatic Brain Injury: ESICM/NACCS Best Practice Consensus Recommendations
Local
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Out-of-Hospital Evaluation and Treatment of Accidental Hypothermia
Local