hypothermia blanket

hypothermia blanket

A specially designed blanket used either to reduce the body temperature of patients with hyperthermia or to induce an artificially low body temperature, e.g., in patients who have suffered hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. It has flexible tubing between the layers of cloth through which cold water is circulated.
Synonym: cooling blanket
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