Hypothermia in trauma victims at first arrival of ambulance personnel: an observational study with assessment of risk factors.

Background: Hypothermia is common in trauma victims and is associated with increased mortality, however its causes are little known. The objective of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with hypothermia in prehospital management of trauma victims.

Methods: This was an ancillary analysis of data recorded in the HypoTraum study, a prospective multicenter study conducted by the emergency medical services (EMS) of 8 hospitals in France.

Cardiac device implantation in Fabry disease: A retrospective monocentric study.

The incidence and predictive factors of arrhythmias and/or conduction abnormalities (ACAs) requiring cardiac device (CD) implantation are poorly characterized in Fabry disease (FD). The aim of our retrospective study was to determine the prevalence, incidence, and factors associated with ACA requiring CD implantation in a monocentric cohort of patients with confirmed FD who were followed up in a department of internal medicine and reference center for FD.Forty-nine patients (20M, 29F) were included.

Risk factors for onset of hypothermia in trauma victims: the HypoTraum study.

Introduction: Hypothermia is common in trauma victims and is associated with an increase in mortality. Its causes are not well understood. Our objective was to identify the factors influencing the onset of hypothermia during pre-hospital care of trauma victims.

[Cricothyrotomy in emergency context: assessment of a cannot intubate cannot ventilate scenario].

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess airway management by emergency physicians in case of a simulated situation where intubation and ventilation were both impossible.

Study Design: Observational manikin study.

Methods: A manikin (Airman®; Laerdal) allowing simulating difficult airway situations was used.