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PMID: 18403172 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Those practicing Emergency Medicine are frequently faced with a patient presenting with a chemical burn. Most dermal chemical burns are minor and do not require specialized treatment. Occasionally, however, the clinician may be in the position of responding to a chemical burn in which standard therapy of irrigation and good wound care may not be sufficient or, at worst, contraindicated. Several burn conditions will be reviewed, some of those requiring only specific decontamination techniques, as in hot tar, others posing special hazards to clinicians, as in elemental metals, and finally, examples are given of hazardous materials requiring attention to systemic effects, as in hydrofluoric acid. |
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D Adam Robinett; Benjamin Shelton; K Sophia Dyer |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2008-04-09 |
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Title: The Journal of emergency medicine Volume: 39 ISSN: 0736-4679 ISO Abbreviation: J Emerg Med Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
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Created Date: 2010-10-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8412174 Medline TA: J Emerg Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 544-53 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. |
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