Recovery of a 62-year-old man from prolonged cold water submersion

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 127-131

  Chochinov, A H ^a   Baydock, B M S ^a   Bristow, G K ^a   Giesbrecht, G G ^a  

^a ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; COOLING; DISEASE COURSE; DROWNING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 0031964156     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70296-3     Document Type: Article

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