Evaluating Interventions for Infant Vehicular Hyperthermia

Author

Mary O'Sullivan, Ouachita Baptist UniversityFollow

Date of Award

4-8-2025

Document Type

Thesis

Department

Nursing

First Reader

Professor Carol Carter

Second Reader

Professor Amy Morris

Third Reader

Dr. Elizabeth Green

Abstract

According to the National Security Council (2024), in the United States there is an average of 38 children under the age of 15 that die each year from vehicular hyperthermia. Vehicular hyperthermia is exposure to prolonged heat causing the core body temperature to rise above dangerous levels. This situation can arise from caregiver neglect by leaving a child inside the vehicle. The objective of this literature review was to find evidence to support best practice interventions to treat vehicular hyperthermia. The research question is: In infants facing vehicular hyperthermia, what is the effect of evaporating cooling techniques in comparison to water immersion techniques in reducing infant mortality rates?

Comments

This thesis is currently embargoed until May 2027.

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Recommended Citation

O'Sullivan, Mary, "Evaluating Interventions for Infant Vehicular Hyperthermia" (2025). Honors Theses. 973.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/honors_theses/973