Cold Comfort: Treating Hypothermia in the Trauma Patient

Cold Comfort: Treating Hypothermia in the Trauma Patient is organized by Nurse.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation and will be held from Aug 30, 2017 - Aug 30, 2020. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1.0 Contact Hour.

Course Description:
Trauma patients are at increased risk for hypothermia, which in turn increases their mortality risk. ED, trauma, and OR nurses must be well-informed about hypothermia so they may intervene appropriately. This module will explore the risk factors and effects of hypothermia on the critically injured patient and examine the nurse’s role in recognizing, preventing, and treating this potentially deadly condition.

Goal and Learning Outcomes:
The goal of this continuing education module is to introduce nurses to the physiological effects of hypothermia in the critically injured trauma patient and to provide rewarming strategies to be used during trauma resuscitation.
After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:
• Define hypothermia as it relates to the critically injured trauma patient
• List at least four negative physiological effects of hypothermia on the critically injured trauma patient
• Name at least four strategies to prevent or treat hypothermia in the critically injured trauma patient