Facial burns: Acid drops
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Facial Burns - Our Experience
Facial burns are generally considered severe. This is due to the possibility of respiratory complications. First responders check the nostrils for singed hairs. In severe cases there may be soot around the nose and mouth and coughing may produce phlegm that includes ash. Facial and inhalational burns compromise airways. They pose difficulties in pre-hospital resuscitation and are challenge to c...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Dental Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0007-0610,1476-5373
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.605