Journal article
Inducing Therapeutic Hypothermia in Cardiac Arrest Caused by Lightning Strike
Wilderness & environmental medicine, v 27(3), pp 401-404
01 Sep 2016
PMID: 27451005
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
Only limited clinical scenarios are grounds for induction of therapeutic hypothermia Its use in traumatic cardiac arrests, including those from lightning strikes, is not well studied. Nonshockable cardiac arrest rhythms have only recently been included in resuscitation guidelines. We report a case of full neurological recovery with therapeutic hypothermia after a lightning-induced pulseless electrical activity cardiac arrest in an 18-year-old woman. We also review the important pathophysiology of lightning-induced cardiac arrest and neurologic sequelae, elaborate upon the mechanism of therapeutic hypothermia, and add case-based evidence in favor of the use of targeted temperature management in lightning-induced cardiac arrest.
Metrics
Details
- Title
- Inducing Therapeutic Hypothermia in Cardiac Arrest Caused by Lightning Strike
- Creators
- Dane Scantling - Hahnemann University HospitalBrian Frank - Christiana Care Health SystemMathew E. Pontell - Hahnemann University HospitalSandra Medinilla - Christiana Care Health SystemBarbara B Frank - Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Publication Details
- Wilderness & environmental medicine, v 27(3), pp 401-404
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 4
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000383113800009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84979544740
- Other Identifier
- 991019174150504721
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This publication has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
InCites Highlights
Data related to this publication, from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool:
- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Sport Sciences