Hypothermia is a significant medical risk of mass participation long-distance open water swimming

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-18

  Brannigan, Domhnall ^a   Rogers, Ian R ^a   Jacobs, Ian ^a,b   Montgomery, Amanda ^a   Williams, Aled ^a   Khangure, Nicole ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hypothermia; Open water swimming

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPETITION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWIMMING; TRAINING;

EID: 63649139023     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/08-WEME-OR-214.1     Document Type: Article

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