Risks and management of prolonged suspension in an alpine harness

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-86

  Mortimer, Roger B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

harness; orthostasis; rhabdomyolysis; shock; suspension trauma; vasovagal

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INJURY; MOUNTAINEERING; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MOUNTAINEERING; POSTURE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79952293424     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2010.10.008     Document Type: Review

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