Tag: Burns
Study Looks at Access to U.S. Burn Centers Using 2019 Data
Disparities seen in access to burn centers, with lower access in the South and West and for those with lower income
AAP: Children Most Likely to Present to ED With Burns From Hair Styling Tools
65.1 percent of the injured subjects were female, and about 68 percent were younger than 10 years
Burn Injuries Can Occur From E-Cigarette Smoking While on Supplemental Oxygen
Authors acknowledge this injury mechanism is rare, but say patients should be warned
High Number of Health Care Encounters Seen for Tap Water Scalds
Furthermore, from 2016 to 2018, tap water scald burns cost $206.7 million in direct health care costs
Enteral Glutamine Does Not Cut Time to Discharge for Severe Burns
No difference seen between glutamine, placebo in the median time to discharge from hospital
Injuries From Fireworks on the Rise in the United States
Fireworks-related injuries and deaths in the U.S. have climbed by about 25 percent over the past 15 years
Virtual Reality Game May Aid Management of Pediatric Burn Pain
Smartphone game easily implemented in an outpatient clinic during burn dressing changes
FDA Approves StrataGraft for Deep Partial-Thickness Thermal Burns
Data show StrataGraft helps reduce the amount of healthy skin needed for grafting
Sunburns Severe Enough to Warrant Admission Described
Most patients sustained superficial burns and only 4 percent had full-thickness burns; 19 percent underwent burn wound management surgery
