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Trauma Guideline Manual - SUNY Upstate Medical University

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138____________ <strong>Trauma</strong> <strong>Guideline</strong>s <strong>Manual</strong><strong>SUNY</strong> <strong>Upstate</strong> <strong>Trauma</strong> CenterPRACTICE GUIDELINES: PREVENTION OF HYPOTHERMIAOBJECTIVE:Define methodologies to prevent hypothermia in the trauma patient.DEFINITIONS:1. Hypothermia: A body temperature below normal in any victim of trauma.2. “Clinical” hypothermia: A core temperature below 35º C in any victim of trauma and isclassified as follows:a. Mild hypothermia: 32º to 35º C.b. Moderate hypothermia: 30º to 32º C.c. Severe hypothermia:

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