FROZEN BACK TO LIFE: THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA AFTER CARDIAC ARREST

Course overview

This program will inform nurses about therapeutic hypothermia, including its history, indications for use, nursing care of patients and possible future uses. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to: explain indications for therapeutic hypothermia, describe care of the patient who is undergoing therapeutic hypothermia, and discuss the process of initiating and terminating therapeutic hypothermia.