Method for treating hypothermia

A method for treating a human or animal that is hypothermic comprising the step of intravenously administering to the animal or human that is hypothermic an effective amount of a surface active copolymer with the following general formula:

• HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.a (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b H
• wherein a is an integer such that the hydrophobe represented by (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O) has a molecular weight of approximately 950 to 4000 daltons, and b is an integer such that the hydrophile portion represented by (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O) constitutes approximately 50% to 90% by weight of the copolymer.

A method for treating a human or animal that is hypothermic comprising the step of intramuscularly administering to the animal or human that is hypothermic an effective amount of a surface active copolymer with the following general formula:

• HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.a (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b H
• wherein a is an integer such that the hydrophobe represented by (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O) has a molecular weight of approximately 950 to 4000 daltons, and b is an integer such that the hydrophile portion represented by (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O) constitutes approximately 50% to 90% by weight of the copolymer.

A method for treating a human or animal that is to be made hypothermic comprising the step of administering to the human or animal that is to be made hypothermic an effective amount of a surface active copolymer with the following general formula:

• HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.a (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b H
• wherein a is an integer such that the hydrophobe represented by (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O) has a molecular weight of approximately 950 to 4000 daltons, and b is an integer such that the hydrophile portion represented by (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O) constitutes approximately 50% to 90% by weight of the copolymer.

A method for treating a human or animal that is to be made hypothermic comprising the step of intravenously administering to the human or animal that is to be made hypothermic an effective amount of a surface active copolymer with the following general formula:

• HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.a (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b H
• wherein a is an integer such that the hydrophobe represented by (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O) has a molecular weight of approximately 950 to 4000 daltons, and b is an integer such that the hydrophile portion represented by (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O) constitutes approximately 50% to 90% by weight of the copolymer.

A method for treating a human or animal that is to be made hypothermic comprising the step of intramuscularly administering to the human or animal that is to be made hypothermic an effective amount of a surface active copolymer with the following general formula:

• HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.a (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b H
• wherein a is an integer such that the hydrophobe represented by (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O) has a molecular weight of approximately 950 to 4000 daltons, and b is an integer such that the hydrophile portion represented by (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O) constitutes approximately 50% to 90% by weight of the copolymer.