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Chemical Burns

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Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to avoid secondary contamination. Exposure Expose the patient in a systematic manner while keeping remaining body areas covered e.g. 1 limb at a time, to reduce the risk of hypothermia. 2022 Mar 2;83(3):1-12. Epub 2022 Mar 4. Assess pupillary reaction to light.

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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Background: Refugees on the Rise As of 2022, it was estimated that there were 35.3 Signs of malnutrition – which places patients at higher risk for infection – can include cachexia, muscular wasting, sunken eyes, redundant skin folds, edema, brittle skin and hair, bradycardia, hypotension, and hypothermia. link] UNHCR.