Unusual pattern of injury caused by a pyrotechnic hand held signal flare

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 258-259

  Oliver, D W ^a   Ragbir, M ^a   Saxby, P J ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distress flare; Penetrating trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; PECTORAL MUSCLE; PENETRATING TRAUMA;

ADULT; BLAST INJURIES; BURNS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; MALE; THORACIC INJURIES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0030745598     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.14.4.258     Document Type: Article

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