Field torso-warming modalities: A comparative study using a human model

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 371-378

  Lundgren, J Peter ^a   Henriksson, Otto ^a   Pretorius, Thea ^b   Cahill, Farrell ^b   Bristow, Gerald ^b,c   Chochinov, Alecs ^c   Pretorius, Alexander ^d   Bjornstig, Ulf ^a   Giesbrecht, Gordon G ^b,c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d Grace Hospital Winnipeg   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body temperature regulation; Emergency medical services; Hypothermia; Rewarming

Indexed keywords

BUSPIRONE; CHARCOAL; HOT WATER; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; ALTERNATING CURRENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CORE TEMPERATURE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART RATE; HEAT TREATMENT; HEATING; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMERSION; MALE; SHIVERING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THORAX; TRUNK; WARMING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CANADA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MANITOBA; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; REWARMING;

EID: 69849116001     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120902935348     Document Type: Article

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