Thermal efficiency of prewarmed cotton, reflective, and forced-warm-air inflatable blankets in trauma patients

International Journal of Trauma Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 4-8

  Cohen, Sharon ^a   Hayes, Janice S ^a   Tordella, Tracey ^a   Puente, Ivan ^a  

^a Broward General Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BED; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; EMERGENCY WARD; HEAT LOSS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INJURY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; RESUSCITATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOREGULATION; TIME; WARMING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BEDDING AND LINENS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REWARMING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036007939     PISSN: 10754210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtn.2002.121312     Document Type: Article

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