Clinical Trial: The Effect of a Vapor Barrier in Combination With Active External Rewarming for Patients With Accidental Hypothermia
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Hypothermia, Accidental
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: The Effect of a Vapor Barrier in Combination With Active External Rewarming for Patients
Brief Summary:
Most guidelines recommend the use of a vapor barrier when wrapping and isolating hypothermic patients from the environment, and this is especially important if the patient is wearing wet clothing.The vapor barrier will contain moisture evaporated from the wet clothes of the patient and increase the humidity.Once the humidity levels reach 100%, the evaporation and thereby the evaporative heat loss will stop.The theory is that the addition of a vapor barrier will reduce the amount of heat loss and contribute to more…
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