Have only been a member of this site a few short months but has been a wealth of information. I am from a small community hospital that has emergent PCI and try to keep up to date with new protocols. One of the Cardiologists and a Pulm Doc would like to use Hypothermia post :redbeathearrest. Is anyone currently doing this? What products do you like for cooling and what type of probe for constant temp monitoring(foley, skin,? esophageal)?
I am just starting to research this have not gone to AACN yet. It is always nice to know from those who have experience what works and what does not.
We are starting this at my hospital. I've been gathering information on this for almost a year and I'm excited that we are finally going to use this. I am working on education for the nurses and have a lot of information to pass on.
Can anyone share or direct me to information on an educational brochure for family members? I located one online in the past but now I can't find it. I was interested in looking at one to give me some ideas on how much information to include, how to explain things in regular terms, etc.
Thanks for all the great information from everyone:redbeathe It is also good to know that you have seen success. I see that you use a bladder temp probe. I have had three companies send me their catheters. They all seem quite stiff. Any problems with the one you are using? In regards to info for families, I'm surprised there is nothing available from the company itself. You could probably download some information from them, put it into laymans terms and make a little pamphlet on Microsoft Pub?:wink2:
...In regards to info for families, I'm surprised there is nothing available from the company itself. You could probably download some information from them, put it into laymans terms and make a little pamphlet on Microsoft Pub?:wink2:
Which company are you talking about? Arctic sun? We are not going to get new equipment to do this. We get to try this with ice packs and 2 cooling blankets. I am so hoping we will get the Arctic Sun or the transvenous equipment.
I have seen this work. This one guy woke up after we cooled him down post-code. I think we have been using this since 2006. Before, when someone was deprived 02 for a while, post arrest they were screwed. Now they have a better chance to wake up.
Specializes in ER, Outpatient PACU and School Nursing.
we just were inserviced today in the ER that I work in on the medivance system. we will be up and running on 12/15. I guess they are taking alot of their info from Jackson Mermorial in Miami and forming a policy and procedure. We are using it with our stroke program. The nurse who gave us the inservice said its remarkable. He said that people that you would think would be ready for organ donation after cardiac arrest- actually walk out of the hospital. He went on to say that is has more benefit than some of our acls drugs... We were discussing the effects of skin breakdown and with this system and the bed- jackson is finding no skin breakdown what so ever.. Its just amazing.. They used it on Kevin Everrett- the buffalo bills player that had a spinal cord injury. Our medics are not giving the cool saline in the field yet but miami-dade is.. I just find it so fascinating..
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We are starting this at my hospital. I've been gathering information on this for almost a year and I'm excited that we are finally going to use this. I am working on education for the nurses and have a lot of information to pass on.
Can anyone share or direct me to information on an educational brochure for family members? I located one online in the past but now I can't find it. I was interested in looking at one to give me some ideas on how much information to include, how to explain things in regular terms, etc.
Thank you!