title: Regional intravenous calcium--an effective method of treating hydrofluoric acid burns to limb peripheries.
abstract: An effective method of providing pain relief in hydrofluoric acid burns is reported, using a Bier's block type technique and regional intravenous calcium gluconate. This method allows satisfactory analgesia and prevents further tissue destruction, without the risk and added discomfort of increased tissue tensions associated with local infiltration of calcium.
authors.affiliation: Accident and Emergency Department, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Plunkett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002125:Calcium Gluconate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000139:chemically induced; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D006858:Hydrofluoric Acid; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block
chemical_list: D006858:Hydrofluoric Acid; D002125:Calcium Gluconate