10. Bruising, abrasions and lacerations: Minor injuries in children I

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 182, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 588-592

  Young, Simon J ^a   Barnett, Peter L J ^a   Oakley, Ed A ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ADRENALIN PLUS LIGNOCAINE PLUS AMETHOCAINE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CHLORHEXIDINE; COCODAMOL; CODEINE; CYANOACRYLATE; EMLA; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PARACETAMOL; PROCAINE PENICILLIN; TETANUS ANTIBODY; TETANUS TOXOID; TETRACAINE; TISSUE ADHESIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BITE; BLEEDING; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COLD TREATMENT; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LACERATION; NERVE INJURY; PAIN; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN BRUISING; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TENDON INJURY; TETANUS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 20444482455     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06821.x     Document Type: Article

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