Firework injuries: a ten-year study

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1103-1111

  Puri, Vinita ^a   Mahendru, Sanjay ^a   Rana, Roshani ^a   Deshpande, Manish ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Blast injuries; Diwali injuries; Firecrackers; Firework injuries in India; Fireworks

Indexed keywords

GUNPOWDER;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMPUTATION; AWARENESS; BLAST INJURY; BONE INJURY; BURN; CHILD; COIR; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FIREWORK INJURY; FRACTURE FIXATION; GOVERNMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INDIA; JUTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROVASCULAR ISLAND FLAP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLAST INJURIES; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68449093434     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.12.080     Document Type: Review

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