Emergency department hazardous materials protocol for contaminated patients

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 205-212

  Burgess, J L ^a   Kirk, M ^a   Borron, S W ^a   Cisek, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DANGEROUS GOODS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; INTOXICATION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032779501     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(99)70230-1     Document Type: Article

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