Implementing Therapeutic Hypothermia in Resuscitation Efforts, Part 1

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In this special episode of Innovations in Patient Care, host Jamie Davis invites critical care nurse Kelly Arashin from Hilton Head Hospital and Tom Bouthillet, paramedic and author of the EMS 12 Lead blog (EMS12Lead.com). Kelly and Tom are the lead innovators spearheading the implementation of a therapeutic hypothermia protocol in the emergency system on Hilton Head, South Carolina.  In this first section of the discussion, Kelly and Tom talk about the challenges moving such an initiative through the channels of both a hospital and EMS system.  Look for part 2 of this segment later this month when Tom and Kelly share the specific technologies and treatments used to chill patients during cardiac arrest and return of circulation.