First aid and initial management for childhood burns in Vietnam-An appeal for public and continuing medical education

Burns

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-70

  Lam, Nguyen Nhu ^a   Dung, Nguyen Tien ^a  

^a National Institute of Burns   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Burns; First aid; Initial management

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID;

ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD CARE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; FEMALE; FIRST AID; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; WATER IMMERSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; WOUND DRESSING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FIRST AID; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TRAUMATOLOGY; VIETNAM;

EID: 38049169274     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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