Accidental Hypothermia and Related Risk Factors among Trauma Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department [PDF]
Background: Early detection and management of hypothermia are determinants in the consequences of the injury. Various factors are involved in the progress of accidental hypothermia in these patients.
Roghayeh Hassandoost+2 more
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Bradycardia in a newborn with accidental severe hypothermia: treat or don’t touch? A case report
Background Hypothermia significantly affects mortality and morbidity of newborns. Literature about severe accidental hypothermia in neonates is limited. We report a case of a neonate suffering from severe accidental hypothermia.
Astrid Kuonen, Thomas Riva, Gabor Erdoes
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Microscopic examination of pituitary glands in cases of fatal accidental hypothermia. [PDF]
Doberentz E, Madea B.
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Accidental Hypothermia in Medico-Legal Practice [PDF]
The autopsy findings in 28 cases of fatal hypothermia have been described. Hypothermia, in temperate climates, is one of the complications of longevity.
Mant, Keith A.
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Accidental Hypothermia Simulation
This resource is an emergency medicine simulation designed to provide residents with a clinical experience that simulates diagnosis and treatment of hypothermia with septic joint in a patient presenting with altered mental status.
Deann Hoelscher, Raymond Ten Eyck
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Optimized life support in accidental general hypotermia (scientific and literature review)
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the conditions of accidental general hypothermia of an organism represents a certain medico-social problem of the present.
O.V. Kravets+2 more
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Rewarming for accidental hypothermia in an urban medical center using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Accidental hypothermia complicated by cardiac arrest carries a high mortality rate in urban areas. For moderate hypothermia cases conventional rewarming methods are usually adequate, however in severe cases extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Cavarocchi, Nicholas+4 more
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Examining mortality among formerly homeless adults enrolled in Housing First: An observational study [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Adults who experience prolonged homelessness have mortality rates 3 to 4 times that of the general population. Housing First (HF) is an evidence-based practice that effectively ends chronic homelessness, yet there has been virtually no ...
Byrne, Thomas H.+2 more
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An evaluation of the Swiss staging model for hypothermia using case reports from the literature [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Core body temperature is used to stage and guide the management of hypothermic patients, however obtaining accurate measurements of core temperature is challenging, especially in the pre-hospital context.
Deslarzes, T.+4 more
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We report a case of third-degree burn involving 5% of the total body surface area caused by off-label use of Hanautherm®, an infrared radiant heat lamp for bed-warming, in a patient with severe accidental hypothermia.
Kosuke Ishikawa+9 more
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