Tap water for irrigation of lacerations

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 469-472

  Bansal, Beatrix Chandra ^a   Wiebe, Robert A ^a   Perkins, Sebrina D ^a   Abramo, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Injuries; Irrigation; Laceration repair; Wound infection; Wounds

Indexed keywords

TAP WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LACERATION; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TISSUE INJURY; WOUND CARE; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

EID: 0036733182     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2002.35501     Document Type: Article

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