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Biomedical Applications
Medical Ice Slurry Coolants for Inducing Targeted-Organ/Tissue Protective Cooling
by Dr. Ken Kasza et al.
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Application in Emergency Response
Another ice slurry application is cooling of organs such as the brain and heart during medical emergencies such as cardiac arrest, stroke, hemorrhagic trauma, and heat stroke, where easily administered rapid slurry cooling can be used to protect vital organs, giving doctors more time to treat the injury.
Figure 4 shows slurry being delivered into the lungs of a large animal by way of an Argonne-developed squeeze bottle and a special endotrachea tube. The test procedure followed a model for cardiac arrest testing developed at the UC and a protective cooling protocol for emergency use.
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Figure 4: Argonne Slurry Delivery to Lungs of Large Swine (50 kg) Using Squeeze Bottle and Endotracheal Tube under Cardiac Arrest Conditions in which Chest Compressions Circulate Blood (with UC-ERC) |
Medical Ice Slurry Coolants for
Inducing Targeted-Organ/Tissue Protective Cooling
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