Massive hospital admission of patients with respiratory failure resulting from smoke inhalation injury: The cromagnon republic tragedy

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 842-847

  Ramos, G ^a,b   Flageat, G ^a   Queiroz, G ^a   Nacif, G ^a   Fiorentino, R ^a   Arata, A ^a   Capalbo, L ^a   Shilton, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE AGUDOS DR COSME ARGERICH   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG BURN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TERRORISM; THERMAL INJURY;

ADULT; ARGENTINA; FIRES; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT ADMISSION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SMOKE INHALATION INJURY; TRIAGE;

EID: 33750843397     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000245412.23015.FE     Document Type: Article

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