Accidental overheating of a newborn under an infant radiant warmer: A lesson for future use

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 738-739

  Molgat Seon, Y ^a   Daboval, T ^a,b   Chou, S ^a,b   Jay, O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CASE REPORT; EBSTEIN ANOMALY; FEMALE; HEATING; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DEVICE; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL INJURY; THERMISTOR; THERMOREGULATION;

ACCIDENTS; EBSTEIN ANOMALY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INCUBATORS, INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN;

EID: 84883390443     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.32     Document Type: Article

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