Initial Pediatric Burn Management: A Practical Guide

This article focuses on the unique physiologic aspects of children and how they impact initial evaluation and management of burn injury. Children are not “little adults,” and they have different airway, circulatory, and cutaneous systems. Understanding the signs of potential child abuse is important to avoid further child harm. Finally, recognition of the criteria for referral to a pediatric burn center is important to optimize both short- and long-term outcomes for patients and families. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 333 Seventh Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USAArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text
Source: Seminars in Plastic Surgery - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Tags: Review Article Source Type: research