5-Minute Emergency Consult
Burns
Basics
Description
Description
Burns represent an acute injury to the flesh most commonly due to exposure to heat or flame
Etiology
Burns can be classified into 7 categories:Etiology
- Scalds: Hot liquids, grease, or steam
- Contact: Hot or cold surfaces
- Thermal: Fire or flames
- Radiation burns
- Chemical burns
- Electrical burns
- Friction burns: Road rash, rope burns, as well as heat generated by friction
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Citation
Schaider, Jeffrey J., et al., editors. "Burns." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307434/all/Burns.
Burns. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307434/all/Burns. Accessed September 21, 2023.
Burns. (2016). In Schaider, J. J., Barkin, R. M., Hayden, S. R., Wolfe, R. E., Barkin, A. Z., Shayne, P., & Rosen, P. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult (5th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307434/all/Burns
Burns [Internet]. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, Wolfe RER, Barkin AZA, Shayne PP, Rosen PP, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. [cited 2023 September 21]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307434/all/Burns.
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