Citation

Braun R, Krishel S. Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 1997; 15(2): 451-476.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland General Hospital, Oakland, California, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9183284

Abstract

This article reviews the pearls and pitfalls of high-altitude sickness, decompression sickness, and barotrauma; new findings relevant to the near-drowning patient; continued controversies on hyperbaric oxygen for carbon monoxide poisoning; pitfalls in hypothermia management; and updates on the management of venomous snakebites.

Language: en