Chapter
Critical Care of Burn Victims Including Inhalation Injury
Abstract
There is no greater trauma than major burn injury, which can be classified according to different burn causes and different depths. More than 500,000 burn injuries occur annually in the USA per year [1]. Although most of these burn injuries are minor, approximately 40,000–60,000 burn patients require admission to a hospital or major burn center for appropriate treatment. The devastating consequences of burns have been recognized by the medical …
Authors
Jeschke MG
Book title
Burn Care and Treatment
Pagination
pp. 67-89
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2013
DOI
10.1007/978-3-7091-1133-8_6