Air medical journal
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Air medical journal · May 2009
Review Case ReportsCold Hearts: a case study of therapeutic hypothermia in helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS).
A 36-year-old white man hit a home run in the seventh inning of a community baseball game. The patient ran the bases successfully and returned to home plate. ⋯ The automated external defibrillator (AED) shocked the patient a total of three times, and he was transported to a local hospital at the basic life support level. Helicopter emergency service (HEMS) was activated by local medical control, and LifeFlight of Maine responded to transfer this patient to a tertiary care center.