Alkali ocular burns in Martinique (French West Indies): Evaluation of the use of an amphoteric solution as the rinsing product

Burns

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 205-211

  Merle, Harold ^a   Donnio, Angélique ^a   Ayeboua, Lucas ^a   Michel, Franck ^a   Thomas, Félix ^b   Ketterle, Jeannine ^a   Leonard, Christian ^a   Josset, Patrice ^c   Gerard, Max ^d  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE FORT DE FRANCE   (France)

^b Sapeurs Pompiers de la Martinique ^*  (Martinique)

^c ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOLYTE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CAUSTIC BURN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA PERFORATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EPITHELIZATION; EVALUATION; EYE BURN; FEMALE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 15944411029     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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