A simple modification of the pin-prick test for the assessment of burn depth in children.
The clinical assessment of burn depth can be particularly difficult in children. A new technique is described for applying the pin-prick test in children. It is simple to perform, causes no distress, and has consistently given reliable results. A personal series of 196 cases is presented, with a 95 per cent diagnostic accuracy.
Bajaj
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Ram Manohar Lal Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Nield
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Rayment
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Khoo
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D002056:Burns / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013216:Reflex, Startle; D006113:United Kingdom