Evaluation of pediatric glucose monitoring and hypoglycemic therapy in the field

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Vilke, Gary M ^a,b   Castillo, Edward M ^b   Ray, Leslie Upledger ^b   Murrin, Patricia A ^b   Chan, Theodore C ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Med Div S Diego Co Sheriff Dept   (United States)

Author keywords

Dextrose; Glucagon; Glucose; Paramedic; Prehospital

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTOXICATION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PEDIATRICS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEIZURE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 12344298598     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000150980.94571.10     Document Type: Article

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