Traumatic injuries in ER: managing based on the evaluation of the clinical risk
The infective risk of a face injury is 1%, while that of a similar injury in the leg is 20%. Injuries due to bruises are more likely to be infected than injuries caused by cuts since the reduction of the flux in their edges can make the bacteriological concentration as many as 100 times bigger. Some...
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| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2010-03-01
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| Series: | Emergency Care Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1211 |