Effect of Use Wool Fabric to Maintain Temperature 39 Celcius Degree Crystalloid Ringer Lactic at Room Temperature 18 Celcius Degree
Helna Fitriana (a*), Abdurahman Wahid (a), Tina Handayani Nasution (a), Gia Eka Negara (b)

a. School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Lambung Mangkurat University, Indonesia
b. School of Physics, Faculty of Math & Science, Lambung Mangkurat University, Indonesia

Abstract

Warm fluid resuscitation is one of the main therapies for hypovolemic (hemorrhagic) shock patients to prevent complications. In this time we already have tools to keep the fluid warm, but this tools still have a lack function in some conditions, like in a disaster condition. To determine the effectiveness of woolen cloth used against RL 39 celcius degree crystalloid fluid temperature at cooling the room temperature exposure 18 celcius degree. This study uses a pre experiment, with a static group comparison approach, with a sample of fluid RL 4 pieces divided into 2 groups, groups using wool fabric and which does not use wool fabrics. Data was collected through observation sheet. Data were analyzed using Mann Whitney test. The result obtained obtained p value smaller than 0,05. Conclusion from these values there were significant differences between the use of wool cloth and without use wool fabrics. Wool fabric so effective to slow the decline in crystalloid fluid temperature 39 celcius degree RL on exposure to air conditioning temperature 18 celcius degree. Differences RL crystalloid fluid temperature change is influenced by several things including humidity, ambient temperature, as well as additional materials that are used.

Keywords: RL crystalloid fluid 39 celcius degree- woolen cloth- drop in temperature

Topic: Disaster, Emergency, Intensive and Critical Care Nursing