Insulative rescue cap containing emergency response procedures
The present invention relates generally to a device and a method that maintains an individual's body temperature during exposure to cold conditions or cold water and, more specifically, to an insulative rescue cap that clearly provides instructions and teachings of how to correctly perform emergency medical procedures, namely CPR. The cap is contoured to the individual's head.
1. A method for providing instructions for performing of an emergency rescue procedure to a patient suffering from hypothermia, said method comprising the steps:
a. obtaining an insulative rescue cap to maintain an individual's optimal body temperature said insulative rescue cap comprising:
i. a shell component having an inner surface, said shell component is adapted to closely fit the contours of a individual's head and over the ears to prevent open air space between said head and said inner surface, said shell component comprising a first side panel, a second side panel, and a center top panel, said shell component further comprises an outer surface that forms an opening circumscribed by a lower edge;
ii. said shell component forms a means to grip said individual's head in a manner that impedes said insulative rescue cap from falling off said individual's head during an emergency procedure;
iii. an insulative component, said insulative component lines only a portion of said inner surface along the top center panel from a front terminus to arear terminus, symmetrically about a vertical line; and
iv. a first lateral side and a second lateral side of said cap, wherein said first lateral side has an area supporting an instruction indicia, said instruction indicia displaying instructions teaching how to perform an emergency medical procedure; and
b. positioning said insulative rescue cap on a victim's head cover below the mid point of the external auditory meatus bilaterally in addition to the rear portion of the head and upper neck region in a manner such that the material covering the head is in contact with the head in all covered areas so as to prevent a signification amount of air space between the head and the inner material covering the head;
wherein said instruction indicia is capable of being directly viewable by a person performing said emergency medical procedure while said insulative rescue cap is positioned properly upon the head of a user.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising said second lateral side has a second area supporting the instruction indicia.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said emergency medical procedure comprises a CPR technique.