ECG Case 074
97 year old gentleman found unconscious at home. Brought into emergency by ambulance at 10am having last been seen at 8pm the evening before.
Category Environmental
Heat Stroke
Heat stroke is hyperthermia with neurological dysfunction due to the failing thermoregulatory system; rectal temperature exceeds 40.6°C (definition varies between authors — in practice, don't be too strict especially if prehospital cooling performed)
Electrical Safety Devices
Electrical safety devices include a range standard electric components that are mandatory to ensure patient and staff safety
Decompression Sickness
Decompression sickness, is a form of decompression illness, where a reduction in ambient pressure ('decompression') leads to de no intravascular and extravascular bubble formation with pathological consequences
Arterial Blood Gas in Hypothermia
Arterial Blood Gas in Hypothermia. The solubility of oxygen and carbon dioxide is increased at low temperatures.