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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Main Authors: Anders Wetting Carlsen, Anders M. Winnerkvist, Guri Greiff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0646-6