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Full neurological recovery from profound (18.0°C) acute accidental hypothermia: successful resuscitation using active invasive rewarming techniques

The case of a 17‐year‐old girl brought into the emergency department (ED) having been found in a field semi‐clad and overtly hypothermic is reported. A weak carotid pulse, agonal breathing and fixed dilated pupils were noted. On arrival in the ED she was in asystolic cardiopulmonary arrest. Initial...

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Main Authors: Hughes, Amy, Riou, Peter, Day, Christopher
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Group 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2658411/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17582054
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2006.040261
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