An evaluation of the Swiss staging model for hypothermia using case reports from the literature

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Deslarzes, T ^a,b   Rousson, V ^c   Yersin, B ^a,b   Durrer, B ^d   Pasquier, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^d Alpine Rescue Service Air Glaciers   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardiac resuscitation; Core body temperature; Emergency medicine; Hypothermia

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; COLD; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SWITZERLAND; WARMING;

BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD TEMPERATURE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; REWARMING; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84957990635     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13049-016-0210-y     Document Type: Article

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