The impact of environmental factors in pre-hospital thermistor-based tympanic temperature measurement: A pilot field study

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Skaiaa, Sven Christjar ^a   Brattebø, Guttorm ^b   Aßmus, Jörg ^b   Thomassen, Øyvind ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARDRUM; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMOMETER; THERMOMETRY;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMOMETERS; THERMOMETRY; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 84960335385     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13049-015-0148-5     Document Type: Article

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