Initial management of acute pediatric hand burns.
Hand burns, in particular, are one of the leading causes of hand injury in children and can result in significant impairment of hand function. Appropriate initial management of hand burns in children is imperative to optimize function and minimize long-term scarring, and it is for this reason that the American Burn Association advocates referral of pediatric hand burns to a verified burn center.
Shriners Hospital for Children Northern California, University of California Davis, 2425 Stockton Boulevard, Suite 718, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. tina.palmieri@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
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D002056:Burns / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D003286:Contracture / Q000517:prevention & control; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014945:Wound Healing