RT Book, Section
A1 Sandelich, Stephen
A1 Russo, Christopher J.
A2 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1159802443
T1 Burn Wound Management
T2 Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861925
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159802443
RD 2024/04/19
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