The diagnosis and treatment of hypothermia by mountain rescue teams: A survey

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 28-37

  Hamilton, Robert S ^a   Paton, Bruce C ^b,c  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

accidental hypothermia; diagnosis; resuscitation; search and rescue; treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; RECREATION; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WARMING;

EID: 0029868636     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(1996)007[0028:TDATOH]2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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