Cooling rate for triage decisions should exclude post-extrication cooling in avalanche victims

Resuscitation

Volumn 94, Issue , 2015, Pages e3-

  Brugger, Hermann ^a   Procter, Emily ^a   Rauch, Simon ^a   Strapazzon, Giacomo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; CAROTID ARTERY PULSE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COOLING; CORE TEMPERATURE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; HEAT LOSS; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; LETTER; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SWEATING; VICTIM; WARMING; BODY TEMPERATURE; HEART ARREST; MALE;

AVALANCHES; BODY TEMPERATURE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE;

EID: 84939167282     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.06.020     Document Type: Letter

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