Emergency department management of minor burn injuries in Ontario, Canada

Burns

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 160-164

  Bezuhly, M ^a   Gomez, M ^b   Fish, J S ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Minor burn injuries; Minor burn management

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ANAMNESIS; BURN; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 1042301035     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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