Anhydrous ammonia burns case report and review of the literature

Burns

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 493-497

  Amshel, Craig E ^a   Fealk, Michael H ^a   Phillips, Bradley J ^a   Caruso, Daniel M ^a  

^a MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Anhydrous; Burn; Chemical

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; HYDROXYL GROUP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL BURN; DEBRIDEMENT; EXPLOSION; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; LAVAGE; LUNG BURN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SKIN ALLOGRAFT; SKIN AUTOGRAFT; TISSUE NECROSIS; WORKER;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AMMONIA; BATHS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; BURNS, INHALATION; DEBRIDEMENT; EXPLOSIONS; FERTILIZERS; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROXIDES; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SKIN; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0034257071     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(99)00176-X     Document Type: Article

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