title: Responding to winter emergencies.
abstract: Nurses need to know how to provide emergency care to victims of wintertime injuries and illnesses--and how to survive such circumstances themselves. In this article, the author, a ski patrol member, describes cold-weather strategies and how to respond to hypothermia, frostbite, winter sports injuries, and avalanches.
authors.affiliation: Christiana Hospital, Newark, Del., USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laskowski-Jones
mesh_terms: D003081:Cold Climate / Q000009:adverse effects; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D005627:Frostbite / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D012621:Seasons; D012865:Skiing / Q000293:injuries*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing