TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Burn Wound Management A1 - Sandelich, Stephen A1 - Russo, Christopher J. A2 - Reichman, Eric F. PY - 2018 T2 - Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e AB - Injuries secondary to burns represent a significant and prevalent form of injury with major morbidity and mortality. Prevention must still be in the forefront of burn management. There has been an increase in the prevalence of a shift to ambulatory or Emergency Department care for burn patients.1-3 Scald burns make up the majority in children younger than 5 years of age with the balance shifting to flame burns in older children. The rates of hospitalization for burns appear to be decreasing.4 The annual cost for burn hospitalizations exceeds $200 million per year.4 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159802443 ER -