TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Thermal Injury & Smoke Inhalation A1 - Strecker-McGraw, Margaret A1 - McGee, Khylie A1 - Taylor, Ian A2 - Stone, C. Keith A2 - Humphries, Roger L. A2 - Drigalla, Dorian A2 - Stephan, Maria PY - 2014 T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatric Emergency Medicine AB - Burn injury results from exposure to heat, chemical, or electricity. The extent of the injury is dependent upon temperature and duration of exposure, as well as the vascular supply and the thickness of the injured skin. At the center of the exposure there is an irreversible tissue necrosis. Surrounding the area of central necrosis is a zone of ischemia in which there is a reduction in dermal microcirculation. This ischemic zone may progress to full necrosis unless the ischemia is reversed. At the periphery of the burn is a third zone of hyperemia characterized by a reversible increase in blood flow. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106026639 ER -