Explosive burns during abusive inhalation of butane gas

Burns

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 341-344

  Oh, Suk Joon ^a   Lee, Sang Eun ^a   Burm, Jin Sik ^a   Chung, Chul Hoon ^a   Lee, Jong Wook ^a   Chang, Young Chul ^a   Kim, Dong Chul ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Butane gas; Explosion burn; Volatile substance abuse

Indexed keywords

BUTANE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPLOSION; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; FIRE; HAND INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INHALATION; LEG INJURY; LUNG BURN; MALE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TRUNK;

ACCIDENTS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ARM INJURIES; BODY SURFACE AREA; BURNS; BURNS, INHALATION; BUTANES; EXPLOSIONS; FACIAL INJURIES; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KOREA; LEG INJURIES; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACIC INJURIES;

EID: 0032772841     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(99)00005-4     Document Type: Article

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