Copy of Burn ICU CE Module 7

Burn Care Module 7

Hypothermia

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* 1. What is your full name?

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* 2. What is your current email address?

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* 3. What EMS agency do you work for?

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* 4. Attestation: I have completed the CE module by myself. I have completed it in the most honest and professional manor possible. I will not repeat this module in the future for additional CE credits or use this CE module in a manor it was not intended.

I Agree

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* 5. What are some of the interventions to use to help warm patients (Choose the best answer)?

Keep the patient active and dry. This will be the best option to warm them.

Use warm blankets and IVF to slowly warm them.

Remove the patient from the cold environment if possible. If unable to remove the patient to a warmer environment, take measures to protect them from the environment.Dry the patient, apply warm blankets, warm the environment, use warmed IVF, air/chemical activated warmers, and if possible use heated O2 delivery methods.

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* 6. What are some ways to prepare for hypothermic and/or burn patients?

Mentally develop a treatment plan for these types of patients.

Be aware and train for high-risk, low-volume patients such as burn, hypothermic, and/or frostbite patients.

Hope everything goes well because you are a professional and know what to do.

Make sure all your treatments and gear is in working condition and available for use.

Have a mental plan of where you feel would be the best hospital for your patients. Facilities that offer Interventional Radiology, advanced hypothermia treatments, and can then perform reconstruction and other advanced treatments.

Be properly prepared.

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* 7. What makes a burn patient susceptible to hypothermia?

They are wet.

The skin is the key barrier that helps humans maintain their temperature and fights off infection. Losing skin decreases the ability to regulate temperatures. The patient will rely on caregivers to provide warming measures to maintain their temperature.

The burn patient generally is not at risk for hypothermia.

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* 8. What are some complications that can happen when a patient becomes hypothermic?

They can have cardiovascular challenges (hypotension, bradycardia) and they often have bleeding problems.

Electrolytes are generally normal.

The patient often has feeling of being hyperaware.