Management of local burn wounds in the ED

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 666-671

  Singer, Adam J ^a   Brebbia, John ^b   Soroff, Harry H ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; CHLORHEXIDINE ACETATE; FUSIDIC ACID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

BLISTER; BURN; BURN INFECTION; BURN UNIT; COOLING; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

BURNS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; PAIN; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 34250816775     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.12.008     Document Type: Review

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