Prehospital treatment of hypothermia

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 24-31

  Giesbrecht, G G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Afterdrop; Cardiopulmonary bypass; Core temperature; Heat balance; Heat loss; Rewarming; Shivering; Shivering thermogenesis

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; COLD STRESS; CORE TEMPERATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEAT LOSS; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; PATIENT CARE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SHIVERING; TECHNIQUE; WARMING;

EID: 0035099744     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2001)012[0024:PTOH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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