Current management of acute cutaneous wounds.
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Copyright © 2008 Massachusetts Medical Society. In 2005, 11.8 million wounds were treated in emergency departments in the United States.1 More than half a million burns and 7.3 million lacerations are treated annually,2 and wounds caused by cutting or piercing instruments are responsible for an additional 2 million outpatient visits each year.3 The number of Americans who are bitten by an animal is estimated to be 4.7 million annually,4 and the number of skin tears in the elderly has been estimated at 1.5 million.5
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The New England journal of medicine
دوره 359 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008