Cast saw burns: Evaluation of simple techniques for reducing the risk of thermal injury

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2014, Pages e63-e66

  Puddy, Alan C ^a   Sunkin, Jon A ^a   Aden, James K ^b   Walick, Kristina S ^a   Hsu, Joseph R ^c  

^a USAF   (United States)

^b US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cast cutting; Cast saw burns; Thermal injury

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; GEL; WATER;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BURN; CAST REMOVAL; CAST SAW BURN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; GAUZE DRESSING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PATIENT COMFORT; RISK REDUCTION; THERMAL INJURY; TUKEY ADJUSTED PAIRWISE; VACUUM; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BURNS; DEVICE REMOVAL; ECHOGRAPHY; GEL; HEAT; PATIENT SAFETY; PLASTER CAST; PROCEDURES;

2-PROPANOL; BURNS; CASTS, SURGICAL; DEVICE REMOVAL; GELS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WATER;

EID: 84918577090     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000000274     Document Type: Article

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