Industrial high-voltage electrical burn of the skull, a preventable injury

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 345-349

  Wright, Heather R ^a   Drake, David B ^a   Gear, Andrew J L ^a   Wheeler, Julia C ^a   Edlich, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Debridement; Electrical burns; Flap; Helmet; High voltage line

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; BICARBONATE; CREATINE KINASE; MANNITOL; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PH; BONE REGENERATION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; DEBRIDEMENT; ELECTRIC BURN; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; HELMET; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKULL INJURY; URINE PH; URINE VOLUME;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BURN UNITS; BURNS, ELECTRIC; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; SCALP; SILVER SULFADIAZINE; SKULL; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0030744660     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(97)00020-6     Document Type: Article

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