Passive rewarming refers to which approach?

Passive rewarming refers to which approach?

• A. External Heat Sources Applied
• B. External Heat From Environment
• C. Continued Cooling During Rewarming
• D. Hot Dry Skin, Altered Mental Status

Answer: (B)

Passive rewarming relies on the environment to restore body temperature without directly heating the patient. In practice, this means moving the person to a warmer room, drying and wrapping in blankets, and letting the body generate heat gradually. This uses ambient warmth rather than external heat sources applied to the patient. The other approaches involve actively applying heat, continuing cooling, or refer to signs rather than methods, which is not what passive rewarming describes.

Passive rewarming relies on the environment to restore body temperature without directly heating the patient. In practice, this means moving the person to a warmer room, drying and wrapping in blankets, and letting the body generate heat gradually. This uses ambient warmth rather than external heat sources applied to the patient. The other approaches involve actively applying heat, continuing cooling, or refer to signs rather than methods, which is not what passive rewarming describes.