Hypothermia and Enemas

I spent my working life aboard commercial ships in the

Merchant Marine. During that time, several training sessions

were held involving hypothermia. My question is, why is it

that warm/hot high enemas are not mentioned as a method for

restoring the bodies and core temperature to normmal?

Why aren't them? I remember I have read it somewhere on a medicine manual, cool enemas for high fever and warm for hypothermia.

I've heard them recommended by medical folks for both heating and cooling of body core temp. Have no idea why they weren't mentioned in the MM.

ldb

If you're a little cold, then it would be ok. However, enemas are not treatment for actual hypothermia. Mild cases need to stay noninvasive and focus on external rewarming like blankets, and severe cases need active internal rewarming by some very nasty surgical methods like peritoneal lavage. Holes are cut in you for this. It is not enjoyable.

Hey guys,I'm going snowmobiling tomorrow. with my buddy in Western Mass,the temp is forcasted to be in the teens,maybe I should put a enema bag in my dufflebag just in cast we break down on the trail.You can freeze your ass real quick out here if hypothermia sets in.

Let the good times FLOW.w/m73yrs/Western Ma

Ive been treated for hypothermia and I did not recieve an enema- Although the temp probe the nurse shoved in my backside without warning brought me back to awake for a bit. You'd think having your clothes cut off and being rubbed with hot towels by nurses would be fun- not so much! I can only imagine what I looked like below the belt- talk about shrinkage!

Yes, in both hypothermia and heat stroke victims, we usually take a rectal temprature. Generally the person is either unconcious or so out of it they're not going to enjoy it, even if it's their thing.