Accidental hypothermia in Poland - estimation of prevalence, diagnostic methods and treatment

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Kosiński, Sylweriusz ^a,b   Darocha, Tomasz ^c,d   Gałazkowski, Robert ^e   Drwiła, Rafał ^c,d  

^a PULMONARY HOSPITAL   (Poland)

^b Tatra Mountain Rescue Service   (Poland)

^c JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^d Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny Im Jana Pawła II   (Poland)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Accidental hypothermia; Body temperature; Prevalence; Rewarming; Thermometers

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FLUID THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MULTICENTER STUDY; POLAND; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TRENDS; WARMING;

BODY TEMPERATURE; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FLUID THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; POLAND; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REWARMING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84924267531     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13049-014-0086-7     Document Type: Article

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