Immediate care of burns
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Care of out patient burns.
Introduction Out patient care of burns is appropriate for patients with small partial thickness burns who also have a supportive home environment. The cosmetic outcome of most small second degree burns if healed in 2 weeks time is good. In general, children with less than 10% BSA (body surface area) partial thickness burns and adults with less than 15% BSA partial thickness burns can usually be...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 1975
ISSN: 0003-2409,1365-2044
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1975.tb00959.x