The first aid for burns is to run cold water over the burn for 20 minutes. This is effective for up to three hours after the injury. Assess the affected body surface area using the rule of nines. Consult a burn unit if more than 5% of the total body surface area is burnt in a child or if more than 10% in an adult. Extensive or deep burns and burns to special areas, such as the hands, should be ...

BACKGROUND The Environmental Exposure Unit (EEU) in Kingston, Ontario, Canada is a controlled allergen challenge facility (CACF) that has been previously clinically validated for the use of ragweed and grass pollen in clinical studies. In this study we aim to validate the use of birch pollen to challenge allergic participants. METHODS A total of 59 volunteers were screened and 38 birch allerg...

Purpose ; Effects of topically applied 0.1% dernmethrsone on epithelirl and endothelial healing following alkali wound were examined. Mehtods ; 30 New Zealand white rabbits were divided in 3 groups. By using a 5.5 mm round filter paper, alkali wounds ( 1N NaOH, 60s ) were produced in one eye of each animal. Group A treated with 0.1% dexamethasone, 3 x/day for 3 weeks. Group B received 0.1% dexa...

This is a retrospective review of 110 patients admitted to the Burns Units between October 1999 and November 2001. The aim was to determine the burns pattern of patients admitted to hospital UKM. There was an increasing trend for patients admitted. Female to male ratio was 1:2. Children consisted 34% of the total admission. Children had significant higher number of scald burns as compare to adu...

Although the phenomenon of environmental sensitivities (ES) has no clear etiology nor well-accepted pathophysiology, affected individuals experience symptoms that cause varying levels of dysfunction. Through a dedicated, government-funded research and treatment center, a detailed questionnaire covering 217 symptoms in 13 systems was mailed in 1997-1998 to 812 individuals referred to the center ...

introduction: standard codes and their descriptions are important tools for research, design, implementation and evaluation of the injury control program and its sub-categories. methods: in this research the medical records of 735 patients diagnosed with injuries, burns or poisonings from teaching-hospitals of the iran, tehran and shahid beheshti medical universities (n=22) were selected to be ...

objective: to compare the outcome of patients with up to 60% total body surface area (tbsa) thermal burns undergoing ultra-early and early excision and grafting. methods: this historical cohort study was performed in two referral burn centers of shiraz during a 1-year period from 2015 to 2016. we included those patients with thermal burns up to 60% tbsa who underwent ultra-early (48-72 hours) a...

PURPOSE To evaluate the main indications for tarsorrhaphy in a Corneal Service, as well as success rate and possible complications. METHODS All patients who underwent tarsorrhaphy from January 1st, 2002 to December 30th, 2002, in São Geraldo Eye Hospital - Federal University of Minas Gerais were evaluated retrospectively. Reviewed data included patient's sex and age, indication for tarsorrhap...

AIMS To investigate the exposure to dinitrotoluene (DNT) and trinitrotoluene (TNT) and the resulting effects in workers which occur during the disposal of military waste. METHODS Eighty two employees from a mechanical plant in Germany were studied, of whom 51 were regularly exposed to ammunition containing TNT and DNT, 19 occasionally, and 12 not at all. RESULTS Air analyses yielded maximum...

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficiency of preserved human amniotic membrane transplantation for conjunctival surface reconstruction in cases of chemical burn. METHODS Preserved amniotic membrane transplantation was performed in 6 patients (6 eyes) having symblepharon and fornix insufficiency due to chemical burn. Amniotic membrane was sutured to the intact conjunctiva after the fibrotic tissue wa...