Environmental Emergencies - Hypothermia and Hyperthermia

June 15, 2022

A PowerPoint presentation alongside Denver Metro Protocols for Environmental Emergencies causing systemic Hypothermia and Hyperthermic illness in patients. Disucssed symptoms, and treatment in the field and in First Aid Clinic for each illness. Discussed prevention measures before illness presents and preventing illness from worsening. Discussed A+P of the Lethal Triad in Trauma patients with relation to hyupothermia and fluid resuscitation. Scenario based discussion covreing hyponatremia and lithium toxicity. Q+A session. Hands-on practice to build a hypothermia wrap for prolonged extrication/pt transport in a litter/Stoke's basket for high-angle rescue and/or low angle/scree evac. 

Target Audience

Arapahoe Basin Ski Patrol

Learning Objectives

Review anatomy and physiology of hypothermia and hyperthermia

Review of Lethal Triad w/ regards to Trauma patients

Patient packaging in hypothermia wrap in prep for extended patient extrication.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.75 State, Local, and Individual
  • 0.25 Trauma
    • 0.25 NCCP-Trauma: Fluid Resuscitation
Course opens: 
06/15/2022
Course expires: 
06/15/2022
Event starts: 
06/15/2022 - 10:00
Event ends: 
06/15/2022 - 10:00
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Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
Dillon, CO 80435
United States
+1 (970) 513-5715

Emily Marotta, EMT

EMS Continuing Education approved by the State of Colorado through Centura Health Prehospital Services Training Center and group # CO 039 (SAH), #CO 040 (PSF) and #CO 065 (SDG).

Available Credit

  • 0.75 State, Local, and Individual
  • 0.25 Trauma
    • 0.25 NCCP-Trauma: Fluid Resuscitation

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