title: Unique wounds and wound emergencies.
abstract: Unique wounds and wound emergencies include a variety of environmental assaults including bites, stings, electrical and chemical injury, and severe reactions to medications. This article reviews the clinical manifestations and treatment options essential to the management of these environmental assaults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, UCLA Medical Center.
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Newcomer
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000628:therapy; D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries*; D013262:Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Q000628:therapy