Nursing management of the patient with hypothermia
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Nursing management of the patient with hypothermia

Alistair Farley Lecturer in nursing, University of Dundee, Dundee
Ella McLafferty Senior lecturer, University of Dundee, Dundee

This article describes the signs and symptoms of hypothermia and outlines its acute nursing management.

Nursing Standard. 22, 17, 43-46. doi: 10.7748/ns2008.01.22.17.43.c6307

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a.h.farley@dundee.ac.uk

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This article has been subject to double blind peer review

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