It was reported that the arctic sun device had low flow and the patient was slow to cool.
The complainant noted that the facility ran out of appropriate sized pads for the patient and was using three universal pads.
The patient had come into the facility for a drug overdose and was currently on versed, propofol, and fentanyl.
The patient's temperature was 37.
3c with a target temperature of 33c.
The water temperature was 4.
8c and the flow rate was 1.
6 lpm.
The patient was set to reach the target within four hours and had been on the device for three hours at the time of the call.
Upon call back approximately 2 hours later, the complainant replaced the three universal pads with a full set of pads borrowed from another facility.
The patient's temperature was 37.
1c and the water temperature was 5.
1c.
The flow rate had increased to 2.
4 lpm.
Ms&s discussed causes of heat generation.
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