Triage and initial treatment of burns in the Gothenburg fire disaster 1998. On-call plastic surgeons' experiences and lessons learned

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 134-139

  Gewalli, Fredrik ^a   Fogdestam, Ingemar ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Burn units; Burns diagnosis ; Emergencies; Escharotomy; TBSA; Tracheostomy; Transportation of patients; Triage

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BURN; DISASTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXPERIENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PLASTIC SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; BURNS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMANS; MALE; SURGERY, PLASTIC; SWEDEN; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRIAGE;

EID: 0037710747     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310310001805     Document Type: Article

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