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Hypothermia
— a medical emergency | | Author(s) | Lohith Bachegowda, Jeremy Williams, Abhaya Gupta |
| Journal title | Geriatric Medicine, vol 36, no 5, May 2006 |
| Pages | pp 25/30 |
| Source | http://www.gerimed.co.uk |
| Keywords | Hypothermia ; Accident & emergency depts. |
| Annotation | Hypothermia can affect any age group, but older patients are particularly at risk because of social isolation and multiple co-morbidities. Managing severe hypothermia can be challenging, as there is usually very little history available from the patient. The authors discuss the pathophysiology, clinical features and management of this condition in the accident and emergency (A&E) setting. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-061106211 A |
| Classmark | CTT: LD6 |
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