ACUTE AND CHRONIC THERMAL BURN EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT

Course overview

THERMAL BURNS ARE A SIGNIFICANT CAUSE OF WORLDWIDE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. THEY CAN LEAD TO DEBILITATING, LIFELONG INJURIES AND HAVE SERIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT. WITH PROPER TREATMENT, SUCCESSFUL FUNCTIONAL AND EMOTIONAL RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE BASIC APPROACHES TO BURN CARE, UNDERLYING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THERMAL INJURIES, AND THE INTERPROFESSIONAL EFFORT REQUIRED FOR SUCCESSFUL POST-OPERATIVE CARE.