title: Acute assessment and management of burn injuries.
abstract: Burns are ubiquitous injuries in modern society, with virtually all adults having sustained a burn at some point in their lives. The skin is the largest organ of the body, basically functioning to protect self from non-self. Burn injury to the skin is painful, resource-intensive, and often associated with scarring, contracture formation, and long-term disability. Larger burns are associated with morbidity and mortality disproportionate to their initial appearance. Electrical and chemical burns are less common injuries but are often associated with significant morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Division Burns/Trauma/Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Burn Center, Parkland Memorial Hospital, University of Texas SW Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9158, USA. brett.arnoldo@utsouthwestern.edu
authors.forename: Gary F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Purdue
authors.forename: Brett D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Arnoldo
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hunt
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001684:Biological Dressings; D001830:Body Surface Area; D002053:Burn Units; D002056:Burns / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D044623:Nutrition Therapy; D010360:Patient Transfer; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013696:Temperature; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents