Adult Hypothermia / Cold Related Illness

Question 1

Adult Hypothermia / Cold Related Illness - Initial actions? (7)

Answer 1

Protect against further heat loss
Avoid rough movement
Remove wet clothing
Maintain horizontal position
ECG
IV 
BGL

Question 2

Adult Hypothermia / Cold Related Illness - Swiss staging system HT-1 symptoms? (2)

Answer 2

Conscious

Shivering

Question 3

Adult Hypothermia / Cold Related Illness - Swiss staging system HT-2 symptoms? (2)

Answer 3

Consciousness impaired

No shivering

Question 4

Adult Hypothermia / Cold Related Illness - Swiss staging system HT-3 symptoms? (2)

Answer 4

Unconscious

Signs of life present

Question 5

Adult Hypothermia / Cold Related Illness - Swiss staging system HT-4 symptoms? (2)

Answer 5

Unconscious

No signs of life

Question 6

Adult Hypothermia / Cold Related Illness - Swiss staging system HT-5 symptoms? (1)

Answer 6

Death due to irreversible hypothermia

Question 7

Adult Hypothermia / Cold Related Illness - Swiss staging system HT-1 Tx? (3)

Answer 7

Passive warming
Encourage movement
Warm sweet drinks

Question 8

Adult Hypothermia / Cold Related Illness - Swiss staging system HT-2 & 3 Tx?

Answer 8

Passive rewarming
Active rewarming of truncal areas
Minimize movement if suspicious of cardiac instability
Consider transport to ECMO capable

Question 9

Adult Hypothermia / Cold Related Illness - Swiss staging system HT-4 Tx?

Answer 9

Hypothermic cardiac arrest protocol

Question 10

Adult Hypothermia / Cold Related Illness - Swiss staging system HT-5 Tx?

Answer 10

Withholding/discontinuing resuscitation protocol

Question 11

Adult Hypothermia / Cold Related Illness - Frost bite treatment?

Answer 11

Rapid transport with wrapping of the affected parts in a blanket is the appropriate treatment
Consider pain management

Question 12

Adult Hypothermia / Cold Related Illness - Hypothermic bradycardia treatment?

Answer 12

No TCP

Supportive care