The phosphorous burn--a preliminary comparative experimental study of various forms of treatment.
White phosphorous burns were inflicted on 44 Wistar (CR) rats. All animals of the control (C1) group (untreated white phosphorous burns) died within 48 h while those of the control (C2) group (wound only, no white phosphorous burns) survived at least 6 days. Copper sulphate, either as a solution or as an emulsion, proved lethal even without white phosphorous burns. Water irrigation alone proved to be a life-saving procedure for the white phosphorous burned rats.
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Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps, Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem.
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D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000818:Animals; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000628:therapy*; D003300:Copper / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019327:Copper Sulfate; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000009:adverse effects*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014867:Water / Q000008:administration & dosage
D014867:Water; D010758:Phosphorus; D003300:Copper; D019327:Copper Sulfate