The comfort of heated car seats has gained popularity worldwide. We present a rare case of severe second- and third-degree burn in the lower back and sacral region of a 42-year-old post-traumatic paraplegic patient while using a heated car seat. The patient was admitted to our burn unit and required several reconstructive surgery procedures. Inadvertent thermal injury is a constant potential ha...

BACKGROUND Burns are an important health problem in our country and in the world. In our study, we aimed to epidemiologically analyze the patients who were hospitalized in a burn unit that serves 3 million individuals in Central Anatolia. METHODS Records of 457 patients who had been hospitalized in the burn unit during the period 2008-2010 were analyzed retrospectively. Patients were assessed...

Background Burn is still a majordevastating condition in emergency medicine departments among both genders and all age groups in all developed and developing countries, leading to physical, psychological scars and economical burden. The present study aimed to determine the healing effect of topical treatment with Arnebia euchroma on second-degree burn wound in rats. Methods Fifty rats were ...

Early fluid resuscitation, antimicrobials, early excision, and grafting have improved survival in the early postburn period; however, a significant incidence of pneumonia-related sepsis occurs after burn injury, often progressing to multiple organ failure. Recent studies have suggested that this initial injury (burn injury) primes the subject, producing an exaggerated response to a second insul...

objectives: burn injury is one of the most health-threatening problems in the world. malva sylvestris (m. sylvestris) flowershave a high mucilage content and are used as a remedy for cut wound and dermal infected wounds in iranian folklore medicine. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of m. sylvestris cream on the second degree burn injury in rats. materials and methods: fiv...

Autologous skin-grafting is the gold standard for treatment of deep second and third degree burns. Available bioengineered skin products also necessitate this two-step surgical procedure. Therefore, we developed fetal skin constructs to improve healing of such degree burns. A bank of fetal skin cells was developed from one organ donation (4 cm2 of skin allowing the preparation of several millio...

BACKGROUND Wound healing is the process of repair following an injury to the skin and other soft tissues. In this study, the effect of n-hexane d-chloromethane extract (1: 1) of root Onosma bulbotrichum DC on the second degree burn in rabbit model was investigated. METHODS Thirty-six adult rabbits of both sexes were randomly divided into six groups, control (without treatment), negative cont...

Almost one-third of all burn centre admissions involve children under the age of ten years. Caring for the burned child continues to demand the close attention of a multidisciplinary team to the patient's many needs. Paediatric burns impose enormous economic burdens on families and on society as a whole. Scald burns secondary to household accidents predominate in most series, constituting 70% o...