A patient with sepsis following a burn injury in Pakistan.
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During her stay in Pakistan, a Norwegian female patient, in her forties, suffered burns to 30 – 35 % of her body surface following ignition with inflammable liquid. She was admitted to a local hospital the same day. On the third day she was transferred to the Burn Care Centre at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad. She was found to have deep burns on her face, neck, back, upper arms and hands.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke
دوره 136 14-15 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016