Preventable wheelchair-related thermal injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 156-159

  Bull, William ^a,d   Priebe, Michael ^b   Dillig, Gina ^c   Dado, Diane ^a,b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^d Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Communication technology; MedWatch; Tetraplegia; Thermal injury, burns; Wheelchair safety; Wheelchair related injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN DRESSING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; LEG PARALYSIS; MALE; PARALYSIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; QUADRIPLEGIA; RIGHT ARM PARALYSIS; SKIN GRAFT; SUMMER; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; THERMAL INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WHEELCHAIR; WHEELCHAIR RELATED THERMAL INJURY; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; ARM INJURY; COMMUNICATION AID; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; DEBRIDEMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FOREARM INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SUNBURN; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 33749255601     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2006.11753869     Document Type: Article

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