Accidental hypothermia

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 475-480

  Corneli, Howard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

accidental hypothermia; infants; resuscitation; rewarming

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ACCIDENTAL HYPOTHERMIA; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FLUSHING; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG INJURY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SHIVERING; WARMING;

BODY TEMPERATURE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; RESUSCITATION; REWARMING;

EID: 84861056995     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182539098     Document Type: Review

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