Hypothermic cardiac arrest

Indian J Pediatr. 2007 Aug;74(8):765-7. doi: 10.1007/s12098-007-0135-6.

Abstract

After being lost for 16 hr, a 7-yr-old boy was admitted to the emergency Department (ED) in a severe hypothermic condition of 23.3 degrees C with cardiac arrest. Active rewarming was conducted with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Sixty minutes after admission, return of spontaneous circulation was confirmed. Fever developed 14 hr after admission and continued for 9 days due to frostbite wound of both feet. This case report demonstrates successful resuscitation in severe hypothermic cardiac arrest with complete neurologic recovery in a 7-yr-old boy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • Child
  • Heart Arrest / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Hypothermia / therapy*
  • Male
  • Rewarming