Nursing and medical staff knowledge regarding the monitoring and management of accidental or exposure hypothermia in adult major trauma patients

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 308-318

  Ireland, Sharyn ^a,b   Murdoch, Katie ^c   Ormrod, Paul ^c   Saliba, Emma ^c   Endacott, Ruth ^b,d   Fitzgerald, Mark ^c   Cameron, Peter ^c  

^a The Alfred   (United States)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Emergency and Trauma Centre   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Continuing education; Emergency medical services; Hypothermia; Multiple trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INJURY; NURSING; THERMOMETER; WARMING;

EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REWARMING; THERMOMETERS; VICTORIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 39049174751     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2006.00589.x     Document Type: Article

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