An effective prevention program to reduce electrical burn injuries caused by the use of multimeters

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 333-340

  Marcucci, Peter A ^a   Smith, Steve ^b   Gomez, Manuel ^c   Fish, Joel S ^b,d  

^a Electrical Safety Authority   (Canada)

^b Department of Operations Mississauga ^*  (Canada)

^c St John's Rehabilitation Hospital   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; ELECTRIC BURN; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BURNS, ELECTRIC; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; ONTARIO; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77649301999     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181d0f5cb     Document Type: Article

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