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. 2007 Mar 13;176(6):759-62.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.051578.

Stock your emergency department with ice packs: a practical guide to therapeutic hypothermia for survivors of cardiac arrest

Robert S Green  1 , Daniel William Howes
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Stock your emergency department with ice packs: a practical guide to therapeutic hypothermia for survivors of cardiac arrest

Robert S Green et al. CMAJ. .

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  • CMAJ. 2007 Apr 10;176(8):1130
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Fig. 1: The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians algorithm for the institution of induced hypothermia. Adapted, with permission, from the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (CJEM 2005;7:42-7). *Best evidence of benefit is in survivors of cardiac arrest secondary to ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia. There is theoretical benefit to survivors of other primary cardiac arrest (i.e., non–ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia rhythms) if they meet other eligibility criteria. The decision to initiate hypothermia in these patients should be made in consultation with receiving staff in the emergency department or intensive care unit.
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