The café fire on New Year's Eve in Volendam, the Netherlands: Description of events

Burns

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 548-554

  Welling, L ^a   Van Harten, S M ^b   Patka, P ^b   Bierens, J J L M ^b   Boers, M ^b   Luitse, J S K ^a   Mackie, D P ^c   Trouwborst, A ^a   Gouma, D J ^a   Kreis, R W ^c  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Burn injury; Mass burn casualty incidents; New Year's Eve; Volendam

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FIRE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LEISURE; LUNG BURN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURN UNITS; BURNS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FIRES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ADMISSION; SMOKE INHALATION INJURY; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRIAGE;

EID: 21344459063     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2005.01.009     Document Type: Article

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