Human model of burn injury that quantifies the benefit of cooling as a first aid measure - Wright EH, Tyler M, Vojnovic B, Pleat J, Harris A, Furniss D.

BACKGROUND: Burn injuries are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cooling is widely practised as a first aid measure, but the efficacy of cooling burns in human skin has not been demonstrated. A safe, consistent, ethically acceptable model ...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news