A case series describing thermal injury resulting from zeolite use for hemorrhage control in combat operations

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-71

  McManus, John ^a   Hurtado, Timothy ^b   Pusateri, Anthony ^a   Knoop, Kevin J ^c  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b 121 General Hospital   (South Korea)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn; Hemorrhage; QuikClot ; Trauma; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

QUIKCLOT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEOLITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; GAUZE DRESSING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; THERMAL INJURY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND HEMORRHAGE;

ADULT; BLOOD COAGULATION; BURNS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WAR; ZEOLITES;

EID: 33845741001     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120601021176     Document Type: Article

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