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...

Burns are the most frequent injury among paediatric patients. The injury, treatment, and rehabilitation process affect children not only physiologically but also psychologically. In this prospective study of burn victims aged 12 yr and less hospitalized in our burns centre (Emergency Hospital) between July 2001 and August 2005, three age groups were considered (0-12 months, 1-6 yr, and 7-12 yr)...

BACKGROUND Burns are among the preventable traumas encountered during childhood. Burn injuries are mostly classified as scalds, flame, electric, and chemical burns. However, each subject has some difference in the course of treatment related to the sub-etiologies. To reveal the importance of milk burns, scald burn patients were studied retrospectively. METHODS Demographics of the patients, bu...

While there are reports regarding burns occurring to patients during the surgery, there are little reports concerning the incidents of the burns related to neurosurgical operations. Moreover, in Korea, even surveys and statistics on the incidents of burns in operating rooms are not known. This report explores burns occurring to a patient in an electrocautery scenario after disinfecting the surg...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to perform a retrospective analysis of the causes of burns observed in children in the eastern provinces of Turkey. METHOD In this study, patients were studied retrospectively with regard to their age, sex, cause of burns, seasonal variations, social and economic factors, length of hospital stay, burned body surface area, medical history, site of injury, an...

UNLABELLED A chemical burn refers to irritation and destruction of human tissue caused by exposure to a chemical, usually by direct contact with the chemical or its fumes. The study investigated the trend and complications following chemical burns and their management. METHODS The study involved a retrospective review of Burns Registry at the Burns Intensive Care Unit of the Komfo Anokye Teac...

AIM To analyze the causes, demographic and socio-cultural aspects, and the magnitude of burn injuries prospectively and to evaluate the outcome of treatment of patients admitted to burns ICU of tertiary care hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 892 burn patients admitted over a period of 6 years from January 2002 to December 2007 at tertiary care hospital in Punjab, India, were analyzed...

OBJECTIVE Cement burns account for relatively few admissions to a burn unit; however, these burns deserve separate consideration because of special features of diagnosis and management. Cement burns, even though potentially disabling, have rarely been reported in literature. METHODS A retrospective review was performed of all patients admitted with cement burns injuries to the national burns ...