Patients’ experiences of cold exposure during ambulance care

BACKGROUND: Exposure to cold temperatures is often a neglected problem in prehospital care. Cold exposure increase thermal discomfort and, if untreated causes disturbances of vital body functions until ultimately reaching hypothermia. It may also impair cognitive function, increase pain and contribu...

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Autores principales: Aléx, Jonas, Karlsson, Stig, Saveman, Britt-Inger
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3693912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23742143
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-21-44

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3693912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23742143
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-21-44

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