Anhydrous ammonia burns: Case presentation and literature review

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-42

  Latenser, Barbara A ^a   Lucktong, Tananchi A ^a  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL BURN; FIRST AID; HUMAN; INHALATION; INTUBATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SKIN GRAFT;

ADULT; AMMONIA; BURNS, CHEMICAL; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; IRRIGATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0033980647     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-200021010-00008     Document Type: Article

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