Electric injury, part II: Specific injuries

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-34

  Fish, Raymond M ^a  

^a Surg Elec Comp Eng Univ I   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Dislocation; Fracture; Neurologic; Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; MANNITOL; OZONE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; STREPTOKINASE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CAUSALGIA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; EAR INJURY; ELECTRIC INJURY; EYE INJURY; FRACTURE; HUMAN; JOINT DISLOCATION; MYOGLOBINURIA; NERVE INJURY; ORTHOPEDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY;

BLAST INJURIES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ELECTRIC INJURIES; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; HUMANS; MYOGLOBINURIA; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; SHOULDER DISLOCATION;

EID: 0033981923     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00158-4     Document Type: Article

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