Abstract
Objective
The present study describes the utility of a forehead continuous deep temperature
monitoring system by the staff members of a doctor helicopter (DH).
Methods
A questionnaire survey was performed for all flight doctors who had used this system
during transportation by the DH to assess its merits and demerits.
Results
The major benefits of this system were its easy usability, disposable nature, low
labor cost, continuous demonstration of the deep temperature in a prehospital setting,
and low invasiveness. However, drawbacks of this system include its cost; need for
a power supply; need for a few minutes for calibration to obtain stable results of
temperature, making it impossible to verify the effects of intervention for body temperature
during a short flight; and lack of a detachable measuring pad for the forehead when
a patient has an injury on the face or head and hyperhidrosis. In addition, the system's
attached cables may hamper medical interventions.
Conclusion
We reported the experience of DH staff using a forehead continuous deep temperature
monitoring system in the prehospital setting. Further studies will be required to
determine the indications for using such a system in the prehospital setting.
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Publication history
Published online: November 24, 2020
Footnotes
Supported in part by a grant-in-aid for special research in subsidies for ordinary expenses of private schools from The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan.
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