Survival after hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia, hypokalemia and cardiac arrest following mild hydrofluoric acid burn

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 953-955

  Wu, Ming Ling ^a,b   Deng, Juo Fang ^a,b,c   Fan, Ju Sing ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asystole; Hydrofluoric acid; Hypocalcemia; Hypokalemia

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BRADYCARDIA; BURN; CASE REPORT; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; RESUSCITATION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ADULT; BURNS, CHEMICAL; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; MAGNESIUM; MALE;

EID: 78650507741     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2010.533676     Document Type: Article

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