Advances in the management of burn patients have contributed to significant improvements
in morbidity and mortality over the last century. The physiologic insult from this injury pattern …

[5)5% Page 1 [5)5% Life or Death for Burn Patients? The issue of life versus death is one with
which we in the medical profession are familiar. A discussion of this topic brings to mind such …

Treatment of burned patients begins at the scene of the accident, continues in the
emergency department, and terminates in the burn center. The" burn team" of specialists …

Almost 2 million people in the United States suffer from burns annually. A small percentage
of these injuries are fatal, but all require some degree of medical attention. Burn injury is …

Care of the severely injured patient with burn requires correct diagnosis, appropriately
tailored resuscitation, and definitive surgical management to reduce morbidity and mortality …

Management of bums Page 1 DISCUSSION Management of bums A review of the priorities of
care during the acute management of burnt patients Patients with burns present urgent …

Objective The authors provide an update on a multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of
severely burned patients. A review of studies and clinical trials from the past to the present …

The continuum of care for burn patients consists of four overlapping phases:(1) initial
assessment and triage,(2) acute burn-shock resuscitation,(3) wound closure, and (4) …

Initial management of severe burn injury : Current Opinion in Critical Care Initial
management of severe burn injury : Current Opinion in Critical Care Log in or Register …

author might have made editing a politically tricky activity, the lack of an active editor
burdens readers with an Edited by David N. Herndon excess of dense, semiacademic …