Life threatening burn injuries on holidays: Problems of primary care, homeland referral and treatment at a domestic burn centre

Burns

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 277-282

  Ulrich, Dietmar ^a   Noah, Ernst Magnus ^a   Von Heimburg, Dennis ^a   Pallua, Norbert ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Burns; Holiday; Infections; Rescue organisations; Transportation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BURN; CASE REPORT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEISURE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SHOCK; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; BURN UNITS; BURNS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRAVEL;

EID: 0035062096     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(00)00109-1     Document Type: Article

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