RT Book, Section A1 Nitzschke, Stephanie A2 Doherty, Gerard M. SR Print(0) ID 1171275545 T1 Burns & Other Thermal Injuries T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 15e YR 2020 FD 2020 PB McGraw Hill LLC PP New York, NY SN 9781260122213 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1171275545 RD 2024/03/18 AB A severe thermal injury is one of the most devastating physical and psychological injuries a person can suffer. The overall incidence of burn injuries has been declining over the past decade, with 500,000 burn injuries per year and only 3250 deaths. This trend is due in large part to public health initiatives to improve fire safety as well as advancements in critical care. Most burn injuries are due to flame burns, but scald burns follow closely as the second most common type of injury. Most burns are less than 10% total body surface area (TBSA), but for patients who suffer large TBSA burns, the hospital length of stay can last months, with much of that time in the intensive care unit (ICU). These patients frequently require lifelong care due to the physical and psychological effects of the injury and the suffering endured from repeated surgeries and wound care.