A review of chemical burns

Trauma

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 81-94

  Seth, R ^a   Chester, D ^b   Moiemen, N ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chemical burns; chemical warfare; extravasation injuries; management; treatment

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CALAMINE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM OXIDE; CHEMICAL AGENT; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CHLORINE; CHLORMETHINE; CHROMIC ACID; DOXORUBICIN; EDETATE CALCIUM; FORMIC ACID; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; HYALURONIDASE; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; LEWISITE; MACROGOL; MUSTARD GAS; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHENYTOIN; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; RIOT CONTROL AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOSULFATE; VEGETABLE OIL;

CHEMICAL BURN; CHEMICAL WARFARE; DEBRIDEMENT; DILUTION; DRUG ABSORPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJECTION SITE EXTRAVASATION; LIPOSUCTION; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TISSUE GRAFT; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE REACTION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 36549088151     PISSN: 14604086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1460408607083960     Document Type: Review

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