An older person is found collapsed outdoors after a cold night. The core temperature is 28 degrees Celsius. The patient is bradycardic and drowsy but

Question

An older person is found collapsed outdoors after a cold night. The core temperature is 28 degrees Celsius. The patient is bradycardic and drowsy but is breathing and has a palpable pulse.

Accepted Answer

Handle the patient gently, insulate and rewarm, avoiding rough movement that could trigger an arrhythmia.

Answer

Give a hot alcoholic drink to warm the patient from within.

Answer

Encourage brisk activity in order to generate heat.

Answer

Apply rapid external heat to the limbs first.

Answer

Rub the patient's limbs vigorously in an attempt to improve the peripheral circulation and generate warmth.

Severe hypothermia — DIPIMC MCQ

An older person is found collapsed outdoors after a cold night. The core temperature is 28 degrees Celsius. The patient is bradycardic and drowsy but is breathing and has a palpable pulse.