Treatment of trauma-associated hypothermia in children: Evidence-based practice

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 227-236

  Bernardo, Lisa Marie ^a,b   Henker, Richard ^a   O'Connor, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b INNOVISION COMMUNICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CHILD; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEAT; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NURSING; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEAT; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PEDIATRIC NURSING; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034220214     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2000.9.4.227     Document Type: Article

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