Initiation of Cooling by EMS to Promote Adoption of In-hospital Hypothermia in Cardiac Arrest Survivors

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

585

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 31, 2012

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2016

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2016

Conditions
Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

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.

Trial Locations (3)

Unknown

Peel Emergency Medical Services, Mississauga

Halton Emergency Medical Services, Oakville

Toronto Emergency Medical Services, Toronto

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

OTHER

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