585
Participants
Start Date
July 31, 2012
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2016
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2016
Pre-hospital cooling
Patients in this arm will receive pre-hospital cooling by paramedics. This treatment includes placement of surface ice-pacs on the neck, groin, and axillae; midazolam to prevent shivering; initiation of an intravenous infusion of cold saline; and wrist and ankle bands with text to remind in-hospital clinicians to continue therapeutic hypothermia.
Peel Emergency Medical Services, Mississauga
Halton Emergency Medical Services, Oakville
Toronto Emergency Medical Services, Toronto
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
OTHER