Beneficial response to mild therapeutic hypothermia for comatose survivors of near-hanging

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 390.e1-390.e3

  Jehle, Dietrich ^a,b   Meyer, Michael ^a,b   Gemme, Seth ^b  

^a ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; MANNITOL; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; COMATOSE PATIENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HANGING; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INJURY; LUNG CONGESTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77649223691     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.07.022     Document Type: Article

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