RT Book, Section
A1 Demling, Robert H.
A2 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1105485667
T1 Burns & Other Thermal Injuries
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 14e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071792110
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105485667
RD 2024/04/19
AB A  severe  thermal  injury  is  one  of  the  most  devastating  physical  and  psychological  injuries  a  person  can  suffer.  Over  2  million  injuries  due  to  burns  require  medical  attention  each  year  in  the  United  States,  with  14,000  deaths  resulting.  Fires  in  the  home  are  responsible  for  only  5%  of  burn  injuries  but  for  50%  of  burn  deaths—most  due  to  smoke  inhalation.  About  75,000  patients  require  hospitalization  every  year,  and  25,000  of  those  remain  hospitalized  for  over  2  months—evidence  of  the  severity  of  illness  associated  with  this  injury.