CS gas exposure in a crowded night club: The consequences for an accident and emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 56-57

  Breakell, A ^a,b   Bodiwala, G G ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CS gas

Indexed keywords

2 CHLOROBENZYLIDENEMALONONITRILE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY;

ADULT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GAS POISONING; HUMANS; MALE; O-CHLOROBENZYLIDENEMALONITRILE; TEAR GASES;

EID: 0031897608     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.15.1.56     Document Type: Article

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