Management of military wounds in the modern era

Wounds UK

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 50-58

  Taylor, Chris ^a   Jeffery, Steven ^b  

^a SANDWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Debridement; Microorganisms; Multiple simultaneous injury; Photographing wounds

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN;

ANALGESIA; ARMY; BATTLE INJURY; BLAST INJURY; DEBRIDEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPLOSION; FASCIOTOMY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; NOSE FEEDING; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAIN; PHOTOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE; SOLDIER; TISSUE NECROSIS; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND FLUID; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 73349088759     PISSN: 17466814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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