Claims
- 1. A method for treating cardiac arrest using hypothermia, comprising the acts of:
resuscitating the patient; and inducing hypothermia in the patient.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the resuscitating act includes at least one of: defibrillating the patient, administering a precordial thump to the patient, ventilating the patient, and administering one or more of: epinephrine, buffers, antiarrhythmics, and atropine, to the patient.
- 3. The method of claim 2, wherein hypothermia is induced by circulating coolant through a catheter positioned in the patient's central venous system.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a Divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/540,693, filed on Mar. 31, 2000, which is a Divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/375,079, filed on Aug. 16, 1999, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,149,670, which is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/266,452, filed on Mar. 11, 1999, which is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/253,109, filed on Feb. 19, 1999, which is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/063,984, filed on Apr. 21, 1998, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,126,684.
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