Hypothermia and localized cold injuries

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 281-298

  Ulrich, Andrew S ^a   Rathlev, Niels K ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DEXTRAN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PROSTAGLANDIN INHIBITOR; THIAMAZOLE;

AGE; ANESTHESIA; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; COLD EXPOSURE; COLD INJURY; COMA; CORE TEMPERATURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENT; HEAT LOSS; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; HYPOTHERMIA; ISCHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SHIVERING; SKIN INJURY; SPLINTING; STUPOR; SYMPATHECTOMY; TACHYPNEA; THERMOREGULATION; THROMBOSIS; WARMING; WOUND CARE;

EID: 2542466799     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: 07338627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2004.01.002     Document Type: Review

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