A 95 year-old suffering circulatory arrest after accidental hypothermia: a case report
Abstract Background The elderly are vulnerable to cold and prone to accidental hypothermia, both because of environmental and endogenous factors. The incidence of severe accidental hypothermia among the elderly is poorly described, but many cases probably go unrecorded. Going through literature one...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0646-6 |