Making Contact Through Signed Languages
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Signed languages and globalization
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Figure 1. Two views of the right hand (A and C) and the left hand (B and D) following a high-voltage electrical injury. DESCRIPTION A 31-year-old left-hand-dominant male was brought to the emergency department after contacting a high-voltage (7600 V) power line with a fiberglass extension pole. Physical examination revealed third-degree burns to the bilateral hands (Fig 1).
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1081-4159,1465-7325
DOI: 10.1093/deafed/enn029