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IDEAS That Work
COOL IDEA
Keep Ice Ready for MH Emergencies
Y
ou know those bags of ice you have on stand-by for placing
around patients in the event of a malignant hyperthermia emergency? Have a staff member break them up occasionally, otherwise they'll freeze into blocks that are impossible to form to a stricken
patient's anatomy.
Kathleen LeFevers
Enloe Medical Center
Chico, Calif.
kathy.lefevers@enloe.org
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