Guest guest Posted October 6, 2002 Report Share Posted October 6, 2002 All, Its getting to that time of year again in Kz and we are starting to think about winter. I have 2 questions for those of you on the list that have worked in extreme cold. 1. Does anybody have a supplier / details for the " little dragon " warmed o2 delivery system? and 2. What measures / precautions did you have in place in your locations in terms of treatment of severe immersion hypothermia? Looking forward to some useful info... Best Wishes Ian __________________________________________ Ian Sharpe International SOS Paramedic AGIP Kco Marine Supply Base Bautino, Republic of Kazakhstan Tel: +31 70 313 3655 / 3690 (Clinic/ Accommodation) Mobile + 882 16711 02805 (24 Hour) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Personal Mail to Ian@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2002 Report Share Posted October 6, 2002 Pete, Yes please, either email or website would be useful but failing that a phone number.... cheers Ian PS Feel free to post to the list it may also be of use to other members.... Re: Hypothermia Ian I would suggest contacting marine and medical offshore of Hessel near Hull If you require their full detail s please contact me offline. Regards Reynolds Hypothermia > All, > > Its getting to that time of year again in Kz and we are starting to think about winter. I have 2 questions for those of you on the list that have worked in extreme cold. > > 1. Does anybody have a supplier / details for the " little dragon " warmed o2 delivery system? > > and > > 2. What measures / precautions did you have in place in your locations in terms of treatment of severe immersion hypothermia? > > Looking forward to some useful info... > > Best Wishes > > Ian > > __________________________________________ > Ian Sharpe > International SOS Paramedic > AGIP Kco Marine Supply Base > Bautino, Republic of Kazakhstan > Tel: +31 70 313 3655 / 3690 (Clinic/ Accommodation) > Mobile + 882 16711 02805 (24 Hour) > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Personal Mail to Ian@... > > > > Member Information: > > List owner: Ian Sharpe Owner@... > Editor: Ross Boardman Editor@... > > Post message: egroups > Subscribe: -subscribeegroups > Unsubscribe: -unsubscribeegroups > > Thank you for supporting Remote Medics Online. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2002 Report Share Posted October 6, 2002 Ian, Sorry but the only Dragon hot gas system I know of is my furure mother in law but if you supply me with a postal address I'll have her shipped over . Good luck. Matt England _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2002 Report Share Posted October 6, 2002 Ian I would suggest contacting marine and medical offshore of Hessel near Hull If you require their full detail s please contact me offline. Regards Reynolds Hypothermia > All, > > Its getting to that time of year again in Kz and we are starting to think about winter. I have 2 questions for those of you on the list that have worked in extreme cold. > > 1. Does anybody have a supplier / details for the " little dragon " warmed o2 delivery system? > > and > > 2. What measures / precautions did you have in place in your locations in terms of treatment of severe immersion hypothermia? > > Looking forward to some useful info... > > Best Wishes > > Ian > > __________________________________________ > Ian Sharpe > International SOS Paramedic > AGIP Kco Marine Supply Base > Bautino, Republic of Kazakhstan > Tel: +31 70 313 3655 / 3690 (Clinic/ Accommodation) > Mobile + 882 16711 02805 (24 Hour) > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Personal Mail to Ian@... > > > > Member Information: > > List owner: Ian Sharpe Owner@... > Editor: Ross Boardman Editor@... > > Post message: egroups > Subscribe: -subscribeegroups > Unsubscribe: -unsubscribeegroups > > Thank you for supporting Remote Medics Online. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Hi Siv, Na snakker de Norsk!! I do not speak Norwegian but hopefully the following information will help. If you have a copy of the Ships Captains Medical Guide ISBN 0-11-550684-5 21st edition page 200 covers this subject. Yo could also try typing in the subject into Google or and I am sure you will find information on the web. Also Ask the Cpatain if they have any training videos or books such as the first one I mentioned. Good luck and hope you never need to use your skills in anger. Best regards Rod urwin RGN., Offshore Medic, DMT. Medic on the Maersk Giant MDU sivstousland <Sivstousland@...> wrote: Hypothermia! I am a Norwegian nurse, working as a medic in a vessel in Norwegian North Sea. Have a question about hypothermia. What kind of equipment do you have for treating hypothermia? And what is necessary and compulsory to have aboard??? Are there any regulations we have to follow? Siv Norwegian: Hei! Jobber paa en baat i nordsjoen! Har et sporsmaal ang hypotermi. Hva er reglementet om hvilke utstyr vi skal ha ombord? Tenker da spesiellt paa Vaeskevarmere, kroppsvarmere og vet det finnes ogsa inhalasjonsvarmere! Noen som har formening ift dette? Siv Member Information: List owner: Ian Sharpe Owner@... Editor: Ross Boardman Editor@... ALL list admin messages (subscriptions & unsubscriptions) should be sent to the list owner. Post message: egroups Please visit our website http://www.remotemedics.co.uk Regards The Remote Medics Team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Siv, It's a good question and an interesting one, because you would think that medical science, after a hundred years of research, would have come up with dead-on no-questions treatments and equipment for hypothermia, but the reality is that it is still a bit controversial. One good place to start is the article on eMedicine: http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic279.htm Interestingly, in Russia they swear by IV ethanol. It gives " energy " . I've always wondered what the advantage was over IV Dextrose, but maybe it has something to do with the medics cracking open the hypothermia box on a cold, lonely Siberian night... There are pieces of kit such as " bear huggers " (basically highly insulated body bags) and Res-Q-Air (an air/oxygen warming device), but I am not up on how much actual research has been done on these things. I'm inclined to believe they are worth something, as the principals seems sound. For severe hypothermia, core rewarming seems to be the standard, and there are several blood/IV fluid warmers on the market (that heat the fluid to specified temperature in the IV line, for centrally placed catheters), as well as standard fluid warmers that keep your IV bags warm- always a good idea, and usually quite cheap. A low-reading rectal thermometer is a must. A quick and dirty method of core rewarming/cooling is gastric lavage with a NG tube. In severe cases chest drains (2) are used for core rewarming. Drugs are a bit up in the air- previously bretylium was the drug of choice for v-fib/v-tach, but it is no longer with us, and there is little evidence on the effect of amiodarone or other antiarythmics (hopefully this will change). Don't forget- no ringers lactate. Cold livers don't like lactate. Jim hypothermia Hypothermia! I am a Norwegian nurse, working as a medic in a vessel in Norwegian North Sea. Have a question about hypothermia. What kind of equipment do you have for treating hypothermia? And what is necessary and compulsory to have aboard??? Are there any regulations we have to follow? Siv Norwegian: Hei! Jobber paa en baat i nordsjoen! Har et sporsmaal ang hypotermi. Hva er reglementet om hvilke utstyr vi skal ha ombord? Tenker da spesiellt paa Vaeskevarmere, kroppsvarmere og vet det finnes ogsa inhalasjonsvarmere! Noen som har formening ift dette? Siv Member Information: List owner: Ian Sharpe Owner@... Editor: Ross Boardman Editor@... ALL list admin messages (subscriptions & unsubscriptions) should be sent to the list owner. Post message: egroups Please visit our website http://www.remotemedics.co.uk Regards The Remote Medics Team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 Hypothermia is not a subject I know much about, but following the recent thread on the subject, I thought it might be worth postng a link to the materials at http://outside.away.com/outside/features/200212/200212_popsicle_splash.html -- these pages feature a hypothermia researcher who experiments on himself. The videos include what seems to be good advice on how to behave if you get stuck in freezing water. I'd be interested if anyone with experience in this area has any comments on the advice given. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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