Increasing ambulatory treatment of pediatric minor burns —The emerging paradigm for burn care in children

Burns are a leading mechanism of injury among pediatric patients in the United States and are frequently cared for in emergency departments (ED). In 2015, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported 104,940 nonfatal burn injuries and 290 deaths among children aged 0 –17years [1]. ED providers are frontline in burn treatment, and are tasked with evaluation, triage, and treatment of these injuries. Guidance from the American Burn Association (ABA) recommends referral to burn centers for children presenting to facilities that do not have “qualified personnel a nd equipment for the care of children [2].” Appreciating the vague nature of this recommendation, some within the burn community recommend that any pediatric burn with>5% TBSA should be evaluated by a burn center [3].

Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - September 17, 2018 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Clifford C. Sheckter, Harriet Kiwanuka, Zeshaan Maan, Elizabeth Pirrotta, Catherine Curtin, Nancy E. Wang Source Type: research