Predictors of hypothermia upon trauma centre arrival in severe trauma patients transported to hospital via EMS - Forristal C, Aarsen KV, Columbus M, Wei J, Vogt K, Mal S.

INTRODUCTION: Hypothermia in severe trauma patients can increase mortality by 25%. Active warming practices decrease mortality and are recommended in the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) guidelines. Despite this, many emergency medical services (EMS) ve...
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