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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug;17(4):1097-1098.
doi: 10.1111/iwj.13375. Epub 2020 Apr 25.

A case of a hand burns associated with a "wrap-around" pulse oximeter in an infant

Akmal Hisham  1 , Muhammad Hafizuddin Bin Salleh  2 , Salina Ibrahim  3 , Shah Jumaat Mohd Yussof  1
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Case Reports

A case of a hand burns associated with a "wrap-around" pulse oximeter in an infant

Akmal Hisham et al. Int Wound J. 2020 Aug.
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FIGURE 1
The neonatal wrap pulse oximeter
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Burn injury conform to the size and shape of the sensor
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