Citation

Fritsch DE. AACN Clin. Issues 1995; 6(2): 196-211.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7743424

Abstract

Traumatic injury places the patient at risk for hypothermia in both pre-hospital and hospital settings. Hypothermia significantly affects physiologic processes in the body and increases mortality in the trauma patient. Identifying trauma patients at risk for hypothermia, preventing hypothermia, and managing its complications are essential for positive outcomes. This article explores the physiologic ramifications of hypothermia, patients at risk, and management strategies in the trauma patient.

Language: en