Equipment to prevent, diagnose, and treat hypothermia: A survey of Norwegian pre-hospital services

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Karlsen, Anders M ^a   Thomassen, Øyvind ^a   Vikenes, Bjarne H ^a   Brattebø, Guttorm ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AMBULANCE; BED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; NORWAY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY;

AIRCRAFT; AMBULANCES; BEDDING AND LINENS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; NORWAY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84882980923     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-21-63     Document Type: Article

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