Can body temperature be maintained during aeromedical transport?

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 172-177

  Sookram, Sunil M ^a,b   Barker, Samantha ^a,b   Kelly, Karen D ^d   Patton, William ^a,b,c   Sosnowski, Terry ^a,b   Neilson, Kevin ^a,b,c   Rowe, Brian H ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Capital Health Edmonton   (Canada)

^c Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS)   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air ambulance; Emergency medical services system; Hypothermia; Transportation of patients; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749007337     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500006345     Document Type: Article

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