Thermal imaging is a tool that can be used to determine burn depth. We have revisited the use of this technology in the assessment of burns and aim to establish if high resolution, real-time technology can be practically used in conjunction with clinical examination to determine burn depth. 11 patients with burns affecting upper and lower limbs and the anterior and posterior trunk were included...

As the conlplexity of VLSI circuits increases, the semiconductor manufacturers progress towards in-situ monitored burn-in to improve the quality and reliability of their products. A new method is proposed to control the switching current drawn by a. CMOS circuit during burn-in ancl test applications. This is basecl on reordering of the test vectoi:~ such that the circuit activity or electrical ...

Peatlands represent a globally important carbon store; however, the human exploitation of this ecosystem is increasing both the frequency and severity of fires on drained peatlands. Yet, the interactions between the hydrological conditions (ecotopes), the fuel types being burned, the burn severity, and the charring temperatures (pyrolysis intensity) remain poorly understood. Here we present a p...

In boreal forests, fire is an important part of the ecosystem that greatly influences soil respiration, which in turn affects the carbon balance. Wildfire can have a significant effect on soil respiration and it depends on the fire severity and environmental factors (soil temperature and snow water equivalent) after fire disturbance. In this study, we quantified post-fire soil respiration durin...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether specific values of or changes in temperature, white blood cell count, or neutrophil percentage were predictive of bloodstream infection in burn patients. DESIGN Retrospective review of electronic records. SETTING Intensive care center at the US Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center. PATIENTS Burn patients with blood cultures obtained from 2001 to...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate Safe Kids Week 2001-a national public awareness campaign on scald and burn prevention-run by Safe Kids Canada. DESIGN Random digit dial telephone survey. SETTING Canada. SUBJECTS Parents or guardians of children under 9 years. Two groups of parents were compared, those "exposed" to the campaign (defined as having "seen, heard, or read anything about scald and burn pr...

Burn injuries remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality during modern military conflicts and peacekeeping operations. Considering that commercially available dressings are not designed to meet the challenges of treating combat burn wounds, DRDC Toronto has designed a novel, absorbent and medicated bi-layer wound dressing to address key requirements for treating external war wounds. ...

Objective: To evaluate Safe Kids Week 2001—a national public awareness campaign on scald and burn prevention—run by Safe Kids Canada. Design: Random digit dial telephone survey. Setting: Canada. Subjects: Parents or guardians of children under 9 years. Two groups of parents were compared, those “exposed” to the campaign (defined as having “seen, heard, or read anything about scald and burn prev...

burns are injuries which may require long hospitalization and may result in important impairment and disability. burn injuries are still common especially in developing countries. assessment of the epidemiology of burns is very important for introduction of preventive methods. this study was conducted in yazd to assess and describe the epidemiology of burns including its main causes, and its de...