Re: IV fluid warmers

[Dave Milsted <davem@usa.net>]

But the normal body temp is 98 degrees. So giving 70 degree fluid will 
cause hypothermia.

At 12:18 PM 01/28/2001, you wrote:
>I am with a ground service serving about 2700 square miles of incorporated
>and remote desert area as well as special events (300-400/year). We do not
>have overly aggressive winters with the exception of responses into the
>mountains and winter nights that get below freezing.
>
>For a three month period, we keep an old crock pot with two to three IV bags
>kept in the warm water and we grab them on the way out the door. A shore
>line keeps a space warmer running in the units on call and the fluids there
>are usually about 70 degrees F in the units themselves. A simple solution
>without over-engineering the problem.
>
>Jurry Van Ark


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