Screening for hypothermia in Orkney.
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In a screening survey for hypothermia carried out amongst the elderly population of an island in the Orkneys, in which a 96 per cent response rate was obtained, oral temperatures were recorded using standard and low-reading thermometers. Out of 77 patients who entered the survey, only three had an oral temperature of 37 degrees C or higher. Six patients (eight per cent) had a temperature of 35 degrees C or lower, and these, depending on diagnostic criteria, could be considered to be suffering from hypothermia. A low body temperature was unsuspected in all six.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
دوره 25 158 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1975