A randomized controlled trial comparing treatment regimens for acute pain for topical oleoresin capsaicin (pepper spray) exposure in adult volunteers

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 432-437

  Barry, James D ^a   Hennessy, Robert ^a   McManus Jr , John G ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; CAPSAICIN; LIDOCAINE; OLEORESIN CAPSAICIN; SHAMPOO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MILK; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAPSAICIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; SENSORY SYSTEM AGENTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049138798     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120802290786     Document Type: Article

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