Hypothermia in the Combat Trauma Population.
L T C Steven G SchauerMichael David AprilAndrew David FisherWells L WeymouthJoseph K MaddryKevin R GillespieJose SalinasAndrew P CapPublished in: Prehospital emergency care (2022)
Hypothermia, including a single recorded low temperature in the patient care record, was associated with worse outcomes in this combat trauma population. Prehospital intubation was most strongly associated with developing hypothermia. Prehospital warming interventions were not associated with a reduction in hypothermia risk. Our dataset suggests that current methods for prehospital warming are inadequate.