Epidemiology and severity of paediatric burn injuries occurring during camping and caravanning holidays

Burns

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1096-1100

  Woodbridge, T R ^a   Weisfeld Adams, J D ^a   Wilkins, E C ^a   Estela, C M ^a   Young, A E R ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burns; Camping; Campsites; Caravanning; Children; Holidays; Paediatric; Scalds

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BIOBRANE;

ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CAMPING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LEISURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALD; SKIN GRAFT; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; WOUND DRESSING;

ANESTHETICS; BURNS; CAMPING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; RECREATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77957597672     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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