Hypovolaemic shock by rat bites. A paradigmatic case of social deprivation

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 640-641

  Donoso, A ^a   Leon J ^a   Rojas, G ^a   Ramirez M ^a   Oberpaur, B ^a  

^a HOSPITAL PADRE HURTADO   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; RABIES VACCINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BITE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; INFANT; INFESTATION; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; RAT; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; POVERTY; RATS; SHOCK;

EID: 4544336401     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.004911     Document Type: Article

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