Book contents
- Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma
- Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Section 1 Injuries
- Chapter 1 Head Injury
- Chapter 2 Facial Injury
- Chapter 3 Neck Injury
- Chapter 4 Thoracic Injury
- Chapter 5 Abdominal Trauma
- Chapter 6 Musculoskeletal Injury
- Chapter 7 Spinal Injuries
- Chapter 8 Burn Injuries
- Chapter 9 Soft Tissue Injuries
- Chapter 10 Extremity Compartment Syndrome
- Chapter 11 Ballistics
- Chapter 12 Trauma in Pregnancy
- Chapter 13 Pediatric Trauma
- Chapter 14 Geriatric Trauma
- Chapter 15 Disaster Medicine
- Section 2 Procedures
- Index
Chapter 8 - Burn Injuries
from Section 1 - Injuries
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 April 2021
- Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma
- Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Section 1 Injuries
- Chapter 1 Head Injury
- Chapter 2 Facial Injury
- Chapter 3 Neck Injury
- Chapter 4 Thoracic Injury
- Chapter 5 Abdominal Trauma
- Chapter 6 Musculoskeletal Injury
- Chapter 7 Spinal Injuries
- Chapter 8 Burn Injuries
- Chapter 9 Soft Tissue Injuries
- Chapter 10 Extremity Compartment Syndrome
- Chapter 11 Ballistics
- Chapter 12 Trauma in Pregnancy
- Chapter 13 Pediatric Trauma
- Chapter 14 Geriatric Trauma
- Chapter 15 Disaster Medicine
- Section 2 Procedures
- Index
Summary
The skin functions as a critical external barrier and serves a vital role in protecting against pathogens but also in thermoregulation, management of fluids and electrolytes, and protection from trauma. Small size burns cause relatively minor sequelae while larger burns can trigger a massive inflammatory response, secondary organ dysfunction, and result in death. The depth and extent of a burn will determine the severity of the response to this trauma.
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- Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma , pp. 210 - 225Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021