Blood administration in helicopter emergency medical services patients associated with hypothermia

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-51

  Wheeler, Renata ^a   Von Recklinghausen, Friedrich M ^a   Brozen, Reed ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HELICOPTER; HELICOPTER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE MEMORY; TEMPERATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871642009     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: 15326497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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