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A heated oxygen system for emergency core rewarming in treating victims of severe hypothermia that includes a dry oxygen source, a separate heater compartment having an inlet connected to receive oxygen from the source, first heater means for heating the oxygen in the heater compartment, a resuscita

A heated oxygen system for emergency core rewarming in treating victims of severe hypothermia that includes a dry oxygen source, a separate heater compartment having an inlet connected to receive oxygen from the source, first heater means for heating the oxygen in the heater compartment, a resuscitator hose and mask connected to the outlet of the heater compartment, and second heater means for maintaining a predetermined temperature of the heated oxygen delivered to the resuscitator mask, and a portable equipment case for housing the oxygen system including the power source and heater controls therefor and other emergency airway equipment and supplies.

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Emergency medical apparatus adapted for use in the emergency inhalation treatment of hypothermia victims, comprising a pressurized source of dry inhalation gas for resuscitation administration and core rewarming; a gas delivery system including a resuscitator hose having one end connected to said so

Emergency medical apparatus adapted for use in the emergency inhalation treatment of hypothermia victims, comprising a pressurized source of dry inhalation gas for resuscitation administration and core rewarming; a gas delivery system including a resuscitator hose having one end connected to said source and an opposite end, demand valve means connected to the opposite end of said resuscitator hose, a mask connected to said demand valve means whereby dry inhalation gas is metered to said mask; an electrical heater system including a power source and electrical control circuit means connected to said power source, primary heater means connected to said electrical control circuit for heating inhalation gas delivered through said resuscitator hose to a predetermined temperature, said electrical control circuit means including temperature control means connected to said primary heater means for regulating the temperature of said primary heater means; a humidifier unit connected upstream of said resuscitator hose to receive a portion of dry inhalation gas for selectively humidifying said portion of said dry inhalation gas outflow from said primary heater means, a mixing chamber located between said mask and demand valve means for receiving the dry inhalation gas metered from said resuscitator hose through said demand valve means, and means for delivering said portion of humidified inhalation gas from said humidifier unit to said mixing chamber in parallel by-pass relation with the remainder of said dry inhalation gas metered thereto from said demand valve means.