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Hypothermia and near-drowning associated with life-threatening injuries: A remarkable recovery: A case report

A young male suffered multiple severe injuries after a fall and near-drowning. On presentation to the emergency department (ED), he was in a critical and unstable condition and his chances of survival were deemed very low. This case illustrates the management of the hypothermic multi-trauma patient...

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Autores principales: Cachalia, Tariq, Joseph, Anthony, Harwood, Tom
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6013007/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29942847
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcr.2016.09.001
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description A young male suffered multiple severe injuries after a fall and near-drowning. On presentation to the emergency department (ED), he was in a critical and unstable condition and his chances of survival were deemed very low. This case illustrates the management of the hypothermic multi-trauma patient and the remarkable recovery made possible by a high standard of care.
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spelling pubmed-60130072018-06-25 Hypothermia and near-drowning associated with life-threatening injuries: A remarkable recovery: A case report Cachalia, Tariq Joseph, Anthony Harwood, Tom Trauma Case Rep Article A young male suffered multiple severe injuries after a fall and near-drowning. On presentation to the emergency department (ED), he was in a critical and unstable condition and his chances of survival were deemed very low. This case illustrates the management of the hypothermic multi-trauma patient and the remarkable recovery made possible by a high standard of care. Elsevier 2016-10-03 /pmc/articles/PMC6013007/ /pubmed/29942847 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcr.2016.09.001 Text en © 2016 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6013007/
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