Prevention of hypothermia in trauma victims ‐ the HYPOTRAUM 2 study

Introduction Hypothermia is common in trauma patients. It contributes to increasing mortality rate. Hypothermia is multifactorial, favoured by exposure to cold, severity of the patient's state and interventions such as infusion of fluids at room temperature. Aim To demonstrate that specific management of hypothermia (or of the risk of hypothermia) increases the number of trauma patients arriving at the hospital with a temperature >35°C. Design This is a prospective, multicentre, open‐label, pragmatic, cluster randomized clinical trial of an expected 1,200 trauma patients included by 12 out‐of‐hospital mobile intensive care units (MICU). Trauma patients are included in a prehospital setting if they present at least one of the following criteria known to be associated with an increased incidence of hypothermia: ambient temperature