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  • Body Temperature
  • Hyperthermia
  • Recognition, Psychology

Cooling Techniques for Hyperthermia

Hyperthermia is defined as a body temperature exceeding 40 C. Possible causes include infection, toxic ingestions, medication side effects, and environmental exposure. Hyperthermia from infection, toxins, or medications results from internal dysregulation of heat production or impaired heat dissipation, whereas heat-related illness from environmental exposure arises from excessive external heat overwhelming normal thermoregulatory mechanisms. The incidence of heat-related illness has increased as heat waves occur more frequently and with greater intensity. Cooling measures may be applied safely and effectively using equipment commonly available in the emergency department and selected prehospital settings. Modalities such as cold-water immersion, evaporative cooling, ice pack application, and adjunctive cold saline infusion offer practical, evidence-informed options for rapid reduction of core body temperature. Familiarity with cooling techniques enables healthcare providers to treat and stabilize affected patients rapidly. Only heat-related illnesses resulting from environmental exposure are directly treatable with cooling interventions. This activity for healthcare professionals is designed to build learners proficiency in the assessment and management of environmental hyperthermia. Participants will enhance their awareness of patient assessment, grading of hyperthermia severity, indications for cooling interventions, and practical implementation of cooling techniques. Strengthened skills support collaborative, interprofessional approaches to optimize patient outcomes in acute care environments.

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Credit types

AAPA Category 1 Credit™Up to 1 creditAMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Up to 1 creditNursingUp to 1 creditPharmacyUp to 1 credit

MOC types

ABS — Accredited CMEUp to 1 pointABOS — Accredited CMEUp to 1 pointABPATH — Lifelong LearningUp to 1 pointABA — Lifelong LearningUp to 1 pointABTS — Accredited CMEUp to 1 pointABIM — Medical KnowledgeUp to 1 pointABS — Self-AssessmentUp to 1 pointABP — Lifelong Learning and Self-AssessmentUp to 1 pointABTS — Self-AssessmentUp to 1 point

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No

Qualifies for MIPS

No

Target Specialties

Cross-Specialty

Relevant across 9 specialties.

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  • Article / monograph / reference
  • Credit · Up to 1 credit
  • MOC · Up to 1 point
  • Fee varies · this provider typically $49–98
  • Released
    Sep 1, 2026
  • Last day to claim credit
    Sep 1, 2029 3 years left

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