Electric injury, part I: Treatment priorities, subtle diagnostic factors, and burns

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 977-983

  Fish, Raymond M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Gibson Area Hosp Emergency Dept   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn; Cardiac arrest; Forensic; Microwave, electric injury; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC ACCIDENT; ELECTRIC BURN; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC INJURY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ARREST; TISSUE INJURY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BURNS, ELECTRIC; DEBRIDEMENT; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; SILVER SULFADIAZINE;

EID: 0032704718     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00127-4     Document Type: Article

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