Citation

Blows WT. Accid. Emerg. Nurs. 1998; 6(3): 126-129.

Affiliation

Division of Applied Biological Sciences, St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery, City University, London, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9887686

Abstract

The effects of heat retention on an individual in a crowd situation (the 'penguin effect') is introduced and described, with implications for the emergency services and the potential casualties themselves discussed. Management of anyone who collapses in the core of a crowd should involve much more than first-aid treatment for fainting. Some people may die from the effect.

Language: en