Prevention and management of outpatient pediatric burns.
Burns are common injuries in the pediatric population, with an estimated 250,000 pediatric burn patients seeking medical care annually. A relative few require inpatient management. This article discusses suggestions for burn prevention, as well as acute burn care and long-term management of small burns.
O'Brien
Shannon P
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Shriner's Burn Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio 45209, USA. shaobrien@yahoo.com
Billmire
David A
DA
D000293:Adolescent; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods*; D002056:Burns / Q000145:classification / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009779:Occlusive Dressings / Q000145:classification*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods; D012720:Severity of Illness Index