Not another 4th of July report: Uncommon blast injuries to the hand

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-97

  Frank, Matthias ^a   Schmucker, U ^a   Hinz, P ^a   Zach, A ^a   Ekkrnkamp, A ^a   Matthes, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEBRIDEMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HAND INJURY; HAND SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LAVAGE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE NECROSIS; WOUND;

ADULT; BLAST INJURIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38849150279     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.052316     Document Type: Article

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