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Author
Wieczorek, C. J. | Dembsey, N. A.
Title
Human Variability Correction Factors for Use With Simplified Engineering Tools for Predicting Pain and Second Degree Skin Burns.
Coporate
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg Worcester Polytechnic Inst., MA
Journal
Journal of Fire Protectrion Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 2, 88-111, May 2001
Keywords
burns (injuries) | skin burs (human) | thermal radiation | damage | equations | statistics
Identifiers
thermal injury; engineering tools; human variability; skin temperature; pain; second degree skin burns; clinical treatment time; thermal sensations of the skin and other effects at various temperatures; reference state properties for the skin; number of pain receptors per square centimeter at various locations on the human body; skin thickness; mean values for full epidermal thickness at thirteen different locations on the body