Cold injury from pressurized liquid ammonia: A report of two cases

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 409-412

  Sotiropoulos, Georgia ^b   Kilaghbian, Taline ^c   Dougherty, William ^a   Henderson, Sean O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Los Angeles Co Univ S CA Med C   (United States)

^c Los Angeles Co/Univ of S C ^*

Author keywords

Ammonia; Burn; Human; Hypothermia; Industrial exposure

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSTIC BURN; COLD INJURY; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN GRAFT;

AMMONIA; BURNS, CHEMICAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FROSTBITE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0032076760     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(98)00005-5     Document Type: Article

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