Burn care in disaster and other austere settings

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 893-907

  Jeng, James ^a   Gibran, Nicole ^b   Peck, Michael ^c  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Disasters; Low income countries; Mass casualty planning; Triage

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ANALGESIA; BREATHING; BURN; BURN SHOCK; COMMUNITY CARE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MASS DISASTER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TRAINING; WOUND CARE;

DISASTERS; LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES; MASS-CASUALTY PLANNING; TRIAGE;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISASTERS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; ORGAN SPARING TREATMENTS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; SHOCK; TRIAGE; WILDERNESS MEDICINE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84905015156     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: 15583171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2014.05.011     Document Type: Review

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