Critical Care in Emergency Medicine
Hypothermia for Post-Arrest Patients with Spontaneous Return of Circulation - Part 1
David Farcy, MD FAAEM FCCMDavid Farcy, MD FAAEM FCCM, Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical in Miami Beach, Florida, speaks with David Gaieski, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania. Drs. Farcy and Gaieski discuss hypothermia for post-cardiac arrest patients with return of spontaneous circulation. In part 1 of this series, the discussion covers why hypothermia is so important for these patients, a review of landmark articles, as well as inclusion and exclusion criteria. Intro music by NICOCO, "Quiberon," from the album "Nicoco," powered by JAMENDO.