Chemotherapy of Burns

Burns.

The authors present an extensive review of burn epidemiology. They review sources of burns, preventive tools, emergency behaviors to reduce severity, and rehabilitation. Ways are sketched in which the pediatrician can be an effective advocate against burn injuries.

Burns.

Burns.

Definitions It is very important for the clinician caring for a burn victim to know the depth, or degree, of burn. A first-degree burn is superficial, dry, painful to touch, and heals in less than 1 week. A second-degree burn is partial thickness and pink or possibly mottled red. It exhibits bullae or frank weeping on the surface. It usually is painful unless classified as deep and heals in 1 t...

TYPES AND DEGREES OF EYELID BURNS EYELID BURN INJURIES, HEALING, AND COMPLICATIONS First-Degree Burns Second-Degree Burns Third-Degree Burns Healing Process Complications of Eyelid Burns EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF EYELID BURNS

ABC of burns. Introduction.

Burns are one of the most devastating conditions encountered in medicine. The injury represents an assault on all aspects of the patient, from the physical to the psychological. It affects all ages, from babies to elderly people, and is a problem in both the developed and developing world. All of us have experienced the severe pain that even a small burn can bring. However the pain and distress...