title: Management of local burn wounds in the ED.
abstract: Each year there are over 500,000 burns that present to the emergency department (ED). Most burns are minor, and their care focuses on local wound management. The current article will present a typical case and then review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of minor burns in the ED.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook University, HSC L3-058, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8350, USA. adam.singer@stonybrook.edu
authors.forename: Adam J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brebbia
authors.forename: Harry H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Soroff
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices