Chemical burns: Pathophysiology and treatment

Burns

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 295-304

  Palao, R ^a   Monge, I ^a   Ruiz, M ^a   Barret, J P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Burns; Chemical burns; Hydrofluoric acid; Neutralizing agents; Removal of the chemical agent

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM OXIDE; CEMENT; CHEMICAL AGENT; DESICCANT; FORMIC ACID; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; MAGNESIUM DERIVATIVE; NITRIC ACID; PHOSPHOROUS ACID; PHOSPHORUS; POISON; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; SULFURIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VESICANT; ACID; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT;

ABRASION; ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; CHEMICAL BURN; CHEMICAL REACTION; CORROSION; DEBRIDEMENT; DENATURATION; ECTROPION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; HYPOCALCEMIA; INTRAVASCULAR HEMOLYSIS; KIDNEY FAILURE; LAVAGE; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; OXIDATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REDUCTION; REVIEW; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN ALLERGY; BURNS, CHEMICAL; FIRST AID; PROCEDURES;

ACIDS; ALKALIES; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; FIRST AID; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION;

EID: 77649340865     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2009.07.009     Document Type: Review

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