{"id":32493,"date":"2026-02-05T16:21:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/?page_id=32493"},"modified":"2026-02-06T09:07:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:07:18","slug":"trauma-patient-hypothermia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/ems-trauma-data\/data-visualizations\/trauma-patient-hypothermia\/","title":{"rendered":"Trauma Patient Hypothermia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This visualization was developed in November 2025 for the Virginia EMS Advisory Board\u2019s Medical Direction and Trauma Governance Committees as part of a statewide Performance Improvement initiative focused on evaluating and enhancing prehospital warming practices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Key finding: ~20% of major trauma patients transported by ground and air EMS were hypothermic.<br \/>\nEarly temperature management represents a statewide opportunity for improvement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-32501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/Copy-of-Initial-Temperatures-of-Trauma-Patients-1-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/Copy-of-Initial-Temperatures-of-Trauma-Patients-1-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/Copy-of-Initial-Temperatures-of-Trauma-Patients-1-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/Copy-of-Initial-Temperatures-of-Trauma-Patients-1-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/Copy-of-Initial-Temperatures-of-Trauma-Patients-1-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/Copy-of-Initial-Temperatures-of-Trauma-Patients-1.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit the interactive dashboard for more information on methodology and to explore the data yourself: <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/InitialTemp\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/InitialTemp<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Download the 1-pager (regional detail version): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/OEMS-Epidemiology_Initial-Temperatures-of-Trauma-Patients_Regions-Version_1pager.pdf\">Initial Temperatures of Trauma Patients_Regions_1pager<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Download the 1-pager (EMS Advisory Board version): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/OEMS-Epidemiology_Initial-Temperatures-of-Trauma-Patients_for-EMSAB_1pager.pdf\">Initial Temperatures of Trauma Patients_EMSAB_1pager<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prepared by: Daisy Banta, MPH, OEMS Senior Epidemiologist. 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