Hyperthermia from a near hanging

✍ Scribed by Jerry C. Calvanese; Mark H. Spohr

• Book ID: 104312220
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1982
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 500 KB
• Volume: 11
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1097-6760
• DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(82)80243-6

✦ Synopsis

hyperthermia, following near hanging

Hyperthermia from a Near Hanging

The rapid onset of severe hyperthermia following cerebral hypoxia from a near hanging is reported. The hyperthermia was accompanied by violent shivering and decerebrate posturing. Treatment consisted of rapid reduction of the patient's temperature. Ice packs and cooling blanket were supplemented with the judicious use of anectine and Thorazine ® to decrease the production of heat. The patient's recovery reflects the body's ability to tolerate brief periods of high temperature and the importance of rapid, aggressive intervention. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of severe hyperthermia from a near hanging.