FACIAL BURNS

Course overview

BURN INJURIES ARE A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH ISSUE AND ARE A LEADING CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH OR INJURY IN THE U.S. BURNS TO THE FACE CAN AFFECT MANY SPECIALIZED STRUCTURES THAT ARE CRITICAL TO SURVIVAL AND HUMAN FUNCTION TO INCLUDE THE MOUTH, NOSE, EYES, AND EARS. BEYOND THE FUNCTIONAL ASPECT OF FACIAL BURNS, THE AESTHETIC COMPONENT IS CRITICAL AS WE INTERACT WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD WITH OUR FACES. FACIAL BURNS REQUIRE PROMPT TREATMENT FROM MANY DIFFERENT HEALTHCARE TEAM MEMBERS TO MITIGATE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WHO SUSTAINED THIS DEVASTATING CONDITION.