Management of burn injuries in children
Tóm tắt
120000 patients are seen with burns in emergency departments in the U.K. each year. Of these, 50% will be children. The average age of the children admitted to the North East Thames Regional Burns Unit (NETRBU) will be 4 years, and the size of the burn 10% body surface area. Some of the children admitted will be severely ill requiring intensive treatment. Many will be scarred, and have long-term morbidity. This paper offers a treatment protocol for burned children from first aid to management in the emergency department, and describes the regimen for treatment then followed in the NETRBU.
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