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Treatment of hyperthermia with cooling techniques has no absolute contraindications.
Relative contraindications to specific cooling modalities include the following:
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Ice water immersion - Inability to perform cardiac monitoring, limited patient supervision
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Gastric lavage - Inability to protect airway unless patient is endotracheally intubated
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Peritoneal lavage - Multiple previous abdominal surgeries (relatively contraindicated because of increased risk of bowel perforation)
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Sample display of equipment useful for various cooling techniques. Clockwise from top: ice pack and water, air-cooling blanket, Foley catheter, and intravenous fluids.
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Sample display of equipment useful for cooling via gastric lavage. Clockwise from top: ice water, nasogastric tube, endotracheal tube, and lavage bag.
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Sample display of equipment useful for cooling via peritoneal lavage. Clockwise from top: iced water, peritoneal catheter, and saline fluid.
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