Sulfur mustard exposure presenting to a community emergency department

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-74

  Weibrecht, Kathryn ^a   Rhyee, Sean ^a   Manuell, Mary Elise ^a   Longo, Craig ^b   Boyer, Edward W ^a   Brush, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b St Luke's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; HYDROMORPHONE; MUSTARD GAS; OXYCODONE PLUS PARACETAMOL; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLISTER; BURN; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; ERYTHEMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALAISE; MALE; MUSTARD GAS TOXICITY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TOXICITY; TOXICITY;

ADULT; BLISTER; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FISHERIES; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSTARD GAS; NEW ENGLAND; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; SKIN;

EID: 83655192008     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.07.023     Document Type: Article

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