BACKGROUND Burns are common in the UK and many of the 30,000 newly qualified doctors there will be faced with managing them in their first few years of practice. We are concerned that doctors are leaving medical school without adequate teaching on burns and therefore not prepared to manage burns competently. The aim of this study was to assess the graduating doctors self-declared knowledge of b...

conclusions none of the factors were significantly related to developing burns. the differences between the two groups highlights the importance of systems modifications to lessen the incidence of burns. patients and methods this was a case-control study in which two groups of 150 patients undergoing cardiac surgery in imam khomeini hospital were recruited. several factors like gender, age, ope...

introduction: this paper presents the results of a study on the effects of two differentdoses of low-power laser irradiation on healing of deep second degree burns. material and methods: 60 rats were randomly allocated to one of four groups. adeep second-degree burn was inflicted in each rat. in the control group (cg) burns remained untreated; in groups lg1 and lg2 the burns were irradiated wit...

Burns are an emergency problem that can occur anywhere and anytime. An is often a serious sometimes dangerous situation occurs suddenly requires immediate action to save lives. tissue damage or loss caused by contact with heat sources such as fire, hot water, chemicals, electricity radiation. Therefore, this activity aims increase the knowledge of students SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Pontianak City in p...

OBJECTIVES Historically, burns have formed a significant proportion of the casualties of war. The management of burns in recent conflict has been found to be a resource-heavy undertaking, though its impact on both personnel and resources in current conflicts is unclear. A case analysis has been carried out in order to quantify the logistical impact of the management of burns on Role 3 Medical T...

PURPOSE To document the incidence and outcome of flash burns due to electrical switchboard explosions presenting to Concord Hospital Burns Unit, from January 2000 to December 2008. METHODS The Concord Hospital Burns Unit Database was reviewed for admissions due to electrical burns from January 2000 to December 2008. RESULTS There were 119 electrical burns admitted during the study period, 2...