It was reported that the arctic sun device was getting low flow and getting an alarm that the water temperature too low for too long.
Therapy had been started at 05:30, the patient temperature was 34.
6c, the target temperature was 33c, the water temperature was 5c, the flow rate was 1.
5 l/m.
The patient was about 400 lbs.
Patient was shivering and having myoclonic jerks.
There were 5 arctic gel pads in use and trend with one arrow down.
The temperature was reading via esophageal and foley probe and correlating.
The patient was on propofol and was getting tylenol and buspar.
Disconnected and reconnected arctic gel pads were using proper technique.
The flow rate was 1.
8-2.
1 l/m.
Recommended checking skin under arctic gel pads to assess for skin injury and ensuring that the arctic gel pads were not bunching up under the patient.
Advised that myoclonic jerks and shivering was a cause of patient not achieving target temperature.
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