A simple method of maintaining chilled saline in the prehospital setting

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1385-1388

  Isenberg, Derek L ^a   Pasirstein, Michael J ^b  

^a MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; EMERGENCY CARE; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRIGERATOR; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 84869485827     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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