Therapeutic hypothermia for a comatose survivor of near-hanging

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 251.e1-251.e2

  Sadaka, Farid ^a   Wood, Mary P ^a   Cox, Michael ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PROTECTION; CASE REPORT; COMATOSE PATIENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; REPERFUSION INJURY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 81755166522     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.09.035     Document Type: Article

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