The Diagnosis and Management of Electrical Injuries

Hand Clinics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 469-479

  Arnoldo, Brett D ^a   Purdue, Gary F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ECG monitoring; Electrical burns; Fasciotomy; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; MAFENIDE; MANNITOL; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DEBRIDEMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC INJURY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EMERGENCY CARE; FASCIOTOMY; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; WOUND CARE;

BURNS, ELECTRIC; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ELECTRIC INJURIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; LIGHTNING INJURIES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 70349509214     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2009.06.001     Document Type: Review

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