منابع مشابه
A Phosphorus Burn
Figure 1. DESCRIPTION A 22-year-old soldier suffered a phosphorus burn to his back from the mishandling of hand grenades.
متن کاملTreatment of white phosphorus and other chemical burn injuries at one burn center over a 51-year period.
UNLABELLED Chemical burn injury meets the criteria of the American Burn Association for treatment at a specialized burn facility. Over a 51-year period, we have treated 276 patients with chemical burn injury including 146 white phosphorus injuries. In this study, we compare incidence, cause and outcome of chemical burn injury over time and review the management of white phosphorus injuries. M...
متن کاملAcute liver failure due to white phosphorus ingestion.
BACKGROUND White phosphorus is chemical compound available in military ammunition as well as in explosive powder of recreational use. This latter form is commonly found in Latin America and Asia as a main ingredient of gunpowder used to make street firecrackers. Small firecrackers may be ingested accidentally or used as a toxic agent in suicidal attempts which may cause of acute liver failure a...
متن کاملAcute burn injury.
Almost 2 million people in the United States suffer from burns annually. A small percentage of these injuries are fatal, but all require some degree of medical attention. Burn injury is associated with anatomic, physiologic, endocrinologic, and immunologic alterations. These problems need to be identified and treated properly to prevent or minimize the extent of the damage. In recent years, adv...
متن کاملPhosphorus Management
a significant relationship was found between soluble P loss in runoff and soil test P. Eghball and Gilley (2001) Soils with high levels of P can contribute to excess P in runoff and found that erosion was the most important factor in subsequently pollute the surface water. Excess P in the soil can be removed from the system by harvesting crops. The objectives of this loss of total and particula...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Military Medicine
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0026-4075,1930-613X
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/167.1.83