In June 2020, the TCCC Committee submitted a proposed change to hypothermia management for combat casualties. 🕖 Reading Time, 3 minutes They noted there had been no review of hypothermia management in TCCC in the previous 14 years.1So what changed? …
Cold Blood does not clot.
Keeping casualties warm reduces their death rates. Every drop of 1-degree Celsius in body temperature correlates with a ten percent increase in death rate. Consider Hypothermia prevention an overlooked and critical part of your casualty management.
🕖 Reading Time, 3 minutes Once a casualty’s massive hemorrhage is controlled, rescuers must turn our attention to the rest of the M-A-R-C-H pneumonic, specifically, to hypothermia prevention. Does the casualty have an open airway, or do they need help …