A review of first aid treatments for burn injuries

Burns

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 768-775

  Cuttle, Leila ^a   Pearn, John ^a   McMillan, James R ^a   Kimble, Roy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cold; First aid; Folk remedies; Ice; Oils; Plant therapies; Warm; Water

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; BURNAID; BURNFREE; BURNSHIELD; HEXACHLOROPHENE; HOT WATER; ICE; INTERLEUKIN 6; LANOLIN; LAVENDER OIL; PETROLATUM; SULFADIAZINE; TAP WATER; TEA TREE OIL; THYME OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER JEL;

ALOE VERA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BACTERIOSTASIS; BODY SURFACE; BURN; COLD TREATMENT; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; FIRST AID; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WATER TREATMENT; WOUND CLOSURE;

BURNS; CRYOTHERAPY; FIRST AID; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; OILS; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 67651040079     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2008.10.011     Document Type: Review

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