Temp -3C 26 F but the wind is between 26 km/h and 43 km/h, the apparent temp is 14F -10C
Hard to imagine body warmth staying that high.
Yes, from what I know- body temp should have been much lower than 80F after 5 hours of sub freezing exposure
Stage 3 hypothermia is about 28C or 82F non responsive, heart slow or irregular beat
Pronounced dead at hospital around 9AM
Can we infer that normal body temp 37C was reached until around 9AM. It took hours
EMT Matthew Kelly- Ambulance Driver
Firefighter/ Paramedic- Ambulance Timothy Nuttall testimony paraphrase/summary
6:04 AM Emergency Tone- Dispatch relay unresponsive male in snowbank
Dark, snowing, windy, cold, visibility low
Follow screaming sounds to find patient- on back 6-8 ft from road into yard
1st to lay hands on OKeefe Not breathing, skin cold, no carotid pulse/ neck cold, fingers white stiff, Airway- valve mask bagging/ team member chest compressions
Suction to clear airway of blood mucus saliva- prep, intubation- managing endotrach tube, notice cut on large bump over right eye
Abrasions on right arm, deep but not bleeding
Matted blood in hair on back of head
Others- Turn on heat high, strip wet clothing, attempt IV, cervical collar
Lead Paramedic- Ambulance 1 Anthony Flematti testimony paraphrase/summary
On Patient- 6:15AM Followed Nuttall to double check work on ground
Dark visibility very low, blowing snow
Downhill from Chapman to 34 Fairview on left
Observe female pushing on chest of patient, and another female, snow halfway up body 4-6 inches, front of body was clear, jeans long sleeve shirt
Hard to see patient from ambulance, body shape
10 ft from road, middle aged male, on back
Assess/Decide workable arrest- viable arrest- not rigor or blood pool, limbs and jaw movable
CPR successful but no change, mask O2, strip clothing wet and cold, turn heat on
Obs active bleeding from mouth, eyes, eyes swollen, pupils 4mm fixed, nose, red skin posterior of body, swollen abd, signs frostbite cold rigid fingers, bruise on forehead, abrasion rt arm blood
Suction fluid from airway- 150 mL , then 50 mL blood and sputum, endotrach tube, vomit aspirate?
Needle into tibial bone IO warm fluid
Epi through IO several times in route, Cardiac flatline remain flatline
Rectal core temp 80F- extreme hypothermia
NO mention of injury on back of head??
Also on scene- Engine 3 and Car 5 Frank Walsh, Katie McLaughlin, Capt xx
Transport 6:27AM- Ambulance Driver McLaughlin
Arrive 6:45AM
Shown photo of yard- identifies with laser pointer location of body- white on white I can’t see it
Cross up to break
Mounds of snow in area but he wasn’t covered in snow
Laceration or contusion over right eye- contusion
Both eyes swollen shut
Lacerations on nose- not seen but bleeding coming from nostrils
Swollen abdomen- no injuries or bruising noted
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ME states body temp 80F in report
Does not describe frostbite, Signs of Lividity- blood pooling
Question-
Do Paramedics measure actual core temp OR report as < 80F- Stage 3 Hypothermia to ER?
If JOK was exposed to subfreezing temps for over 5 hours- How could core temp be 80F??
IMO