Disaster-Related Injury Management: High Prevalence of Wound Infection After Super Typhoon Haiyan.

Yong Won KimSeong Yeop KimHoon KimMoo Eob AhnKang Hyun LeeEun Seok Hong

Published in: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness (2015)

In the post-disaster situation, many wound infections required definitive care. Wound infection was associated with inadequately cared for wounds and foreign-body-contaminated wounds.

Keyphrases

wound healing
surgical site infection
healthcare
palliative care
heavy metals
drinking water
quality improvement
locally advanced
risk assessment
drug induced