A Novel Classification System for Injuries after Electronic Cigarette Explosions

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2017, Pages e95-e100

  Patterson, Scott B ^a   Beckett, Allison R ^a   Lintner, Alicia ^a   Leahey, Carly ^a   Greer, Ashley ^a   Brevard, Sidney B ^a   Simmons, Jon D ^a   Kahn, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; BRONCHOSCOPY; BURN; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; CORNEA INJURY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EYE EXAMINATION; FACE INJURY; GROIN INJURY; HAND INJURY; HOUSE FIRE INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERNET; LUNG BURN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WAIST INJURY; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CLASSIFICATION; EXPLOSION; INJURY SCALE; LEG INJURY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; BLAST INJURIES; BURNS; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EXPLOSIONS; FACIAL INJURIES; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84997769533     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000471     Document Type: Article

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