Citation

Cochrane DA. Int. J. Trauma Nurs. 2001; 7(1): 8-13.

Affiliation

Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research, Dept of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. dorothy.cochrane@ualberta.ca

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Emergency Nurses Association, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1067/mtn.2001.112666

PMID

11174763

Abstract

Hypothermia is a life-threatening condition and can be a significant comorbid factor in a trauma patient. Certain social and medical characteristics can put a person at high risk for hypothermia, and special care must be provided to prevent and treat lower than normal body temperatures. In this article, a literature review was used to describe etiologies, assessment, treatment, and complications of hypothermia in the trauma patient.

Language: en