Management of local burn wounds in the ED.
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.
Singer
Adam J
AJ
Department of Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook University, HSC L3-058, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8350, USA. adam.singer@stonybrook.edu
Brebbia
John
J
Soroff
Harry H
HH
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