Acute therapy for chemical or thermal eye irritations;Akuttherapie von augenverätzungen

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 221, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 253-261

  Schrage, Norbert Franz ^a   Rihawi, R ^a   Frentz, M ^a   Reim, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diphoterine; Eye burns; First aid; Irritation; Occupational medicine; Osmolarity; PH; Phosphate buffer; Rinsing

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; DIPHOTERINE; PHOSPHATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CAUSTIC BURN; CELL DAMAGE; CHEMICAL INJURY; EYE BURN; EYE IRRITATION; FIRST AID; HUMAN; LAVAGE; OSMOLARITY; PH MEASUREMENT; PROGNOSIS; SOLUBILITY; THERMAL INJURY;

ACUTE DISEASE; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CRITICAL CARE; EYE BURNS; HUMANS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SORPTION DETOXIFICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3142727099     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-813053     Document Type: Article

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