Accidental hypothermia

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 331, Issue 26, 1994, Pages 1756-1760

  Danzl, Daniel F ^a   Pozos, Robert S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BRETYLIUM TOSYLATE; CATECHOLAMINE; DIGOXIN; INSULIN; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; WARMING;

ACCIDENTS; ALGORITHMS; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; REWARMING;

EID: 0028631112     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199412293312607     Document Type: Review

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