Severe accidental hypothermia

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 348, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Gordon, Les ^a   Ellerton, John A ^b   Paal, Peter ^c   Peek, Giles J ^d   Barker, Julian ^e  

^a Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team   (United Kingdom)

^b Mountain Rescue Council England and Wales   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^d GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

ACCIDENTAL HYPOTHERMIA; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ASPHYXIA; CARDIAC RESUSCITATOR; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEVERE ACCIDENTAL HYPOTHERMIA; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REWARMING; TRIAGE;

EID: 84896724547     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g1675     Document Type: Editorial

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