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Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest

An unknown age male, estimated 30 years old, is brought into the emergency department by emergency medical services in cardiac arrest. He was found unresponsive on a park bench outside on a cold night. When EMS arrived he was noted to be very cold with no palpable pulse, spontaneous respirations, or response to sternal rub. A supraglottic airway was placed but they were unable to establish IV access. They performed 30 minutes of chest compressions and brought him to the emergency department on a LUCAS device…

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