{"title":"Hypothermia: A cold influence on trauma","authors":"Dorothy A. Cochrane RN, MN, ENC(C)","doi":"10.1067/mtn.2001.112666","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>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. (Int J Trauma Nurs 2001;7:8-13)</p><p>Int J Trauma Nurs 2001;7:8-13.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":79499,"journal":{"name":"International journal of trauma nursing","volume":"7 1","pages":"Pages 8-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2001-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1067/mtn.2001.112666","citationCount":"6","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International journal of trauma nursing","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1075421001994544","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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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. (Int J Trauma Nurs 2001;7:8-13)