INTRODUCTION Contractures, ectropion and scarring, the most common sequelae of skin grafts after eyelid burn injuries, can result in corneal exposure, corneal ulceration and even blindness. Split-thickness or full-thickness skin grafts are commonly used for the treatment of acute eyelid burns. Plasma exudation and infection are common early complications of eyelid burns, which decrease the succ...

BACKGROUND Many studies were carried out to improve sophisticated dressings to accelerate healing processes and reduce the microbial burden in burn wounds. This study evaluated the healing effect of herbal ointment containing extract of sesame oil, camphor and honey on second degree burn wounds in rats in comparison with daily dressing oil vaseline.  METHODS Forty rats were randomly ass...

Advanced Burn Life Support emphasizes endotracheal intubation for patients with facial burns before transfer to a burn center to prevent airway obstruction. Many patients are intubated before transport and are often extubated shortly after burn center arrival. We hypothesize that many intubations performed before burn center transport are unnecessary. We conducted a retrospective review of all ...

PURPOSE To identify measures that should reduce the incidence of burn injuries resulting from motorcycle exhaust pipes through epidemiological analysis of such injuries. BASIC PROCEDURES During a 5-year period, 251 persons who suffered burn injuries related to motorcycle exhaust pipes have contacted four major hospitals belonging to the Emergency Department Injury Surveillance System (EDISS) ...

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of dressing based on silver as nanocrystalline silver and silver sulfadiazine in patients with burns and clinical signs of infection, in the healing process, seeking a favorable outcome of local therapy. Methods: A prospective and exploratory study, carried out with patients with burns with a quantitative approach by the method of clinical investigation. The ...

A computer code ICARUS (Injuries CAused by Radiation Upon the Skin) has been developed for evaluating the time to second degree burn injury from thermal radiation. This paper introduces the modelling methodology incorporated in ICARUS and illustrates the validation of the code. It solves the heat transfer problem associated with simultaneous radiation, conduction and convection within a multila...