[严重的低温症]
Louise Cappelle1, Chiheb Saïd2, Éric P Heymann1,3
1Département des urgences, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, 1011 Lausanne.
Revue medicale suisse
|April 10, 2025
概括
严重的低温症,通常在老年人中见到,需要一个系统的管理方法,重点集中在回暖. 仔细关注患者的病情和低温症的严重程度至关重要,以避免不良影响和改善结果.
科学领域:
- 紧急医疗 紧急医疗
- 关键护理医学 关键护理医学
- 老年医学 老年医学
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