Management of the Formosa Color Dust Explosion: Lessons Learned from the Treatment of 49 Mass Burn Casualty Patients at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1900-1908

  Cheng, Ming Huei ^a,b   Mathews, Alexandra L ^a,b   Chuang, Shiow Shuh ^a,b   Lark, Meghan E ^a,b   Hsiao, Yen Chang ^a,b   Ng, Chip Jin ^a,b   Chung, Kevin C ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUST; POWDER; STARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLAST INJURIES; BURN UNIT; BURNS; CAUSE OF DEATH; DUST; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXPLOSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MASS DISASTER; MORTALITY; POWDER; PROCEDURES; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLAST INJURIES; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRITICAL CARE; DUST; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EXPLOSIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; PATIENT ADMISSION; POWDERS; STARCH; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958793708     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002148     Document Type: Article

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