A simple improvised prehospital method to warm intravenous fluid

Abstract Study Objective Use of warmed intravenous fluid by emergency medical services (EMS) for prehospital injured patients is recommended to avoid iatrogenic hypothermia. We hypothesized that an improvised heating method would significantly increase the temperature of an intravenous fluid bag in...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
Main Authors: John W. Lyng, Michael C. Perlmutter, Michaela A. West
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12536