Don't have snow on the ground where you live? ❄️🏔️ Perhaps it's been a minute since you reviewed the lit? Those unfamiliar w/ hypothermic arrests underestimate true survival; brief review...

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ACLS should be modified, less defib d/t less responsive heart & less meds d/t decreased metabolism ⬇️⚡️💉 ESC & AHA guidelines differ, so best to know which protocol your hospital follows

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VA-ECMO is standard of care for hypothermic arrests w/ two scores developed to estimate survival probability - neither of which use initial presenting rhythm ⏩

i.e. asystole is NOT an exclusion criteria for VA-ECMO in hypothermic arrests 🤯

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The HOPE score has less publication bias than the ICE score by removing case reports & it performs better than K+ alone

Model available here: https://www.hypothermiascore.org 

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Hospitals will differ in their protocols; here is what is used @TamingtheSRU 🖱️hypothermia w/o trauma: http://www.tamingthesru.com/clinical-practice-guidelines

Stay warm, friends 🧤🧥☃️🧣

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