Patient was placed on a hypothermia blanket to reduce his temperature, which initially was 105.1 f.The cooling blanket was placed at 0057.I had to call around to all the units, and i finally found one.Np (nurse practitioner) had assessed the patient (pt) this morning.She felt the machine hoses, and immediately noticed that the machine was very hot.Np turned the machine off and immediately made rn (registered nurse) and i aware that the machine was hot.Rn and i removed the blanket from underneath the pt, removed the rectal probe and obtained a rectal temperature which was 102.4f.The machine was completely removed off the patient.Pt's temperatures were as follows: 0320---rectal temp-101.8f, 0411--rectal temp.--102.1, 0438--rectal temp.102.4f, 0500--rectal temp 103.6f, 0700--103.1f.It appears as if there might have been a malfunction with the machine.I touched the machine and i have never felt a hyperthermia/hypothermia blanket that hot.
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