title: Management of the pediatric patient with burns.
abstract: Two million people in the United States receive medical treatment each year for burn injuries. One hundred thousand of these patients are hospitalized, and 7800 die as a direct result of their injuries. Of the patients that are hospitalized 30% to 40% are under 15 years of age. Sixty-seven percent are male. The average age of children with burns is 32 months. Flame burns account for approximately 13% of accidents, scalds account for 85%, and electrical and chemical burns account for approximately 2%. The majority of scald injuries are small. Sixteen percent of burn injuries are not accidental, and approximately half of these are a result of documentable, inflicted abuse.
authors.affiliation: Burn Center, Humana Hospital-Augusta, GA.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Herndon
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Rutan
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Rutan
mesh_terms: D001684:Biological Dressings; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002059:Burns, Inhalation / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male