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Burn in Pediatric
Management of Burn in Pediatric
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Najran university
Faculty of medicine
By: Hajr Hassan Ali Al-Wadei.
intern - NU (429830099)
Management of Minor Burn
Objectives
- Classification of burn according to depth.
- Classification of burn according to size.
- Classification of burn according to severity.
- Management of minor and moderate to severe burn.
References
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/classification-of-burns?source=search_result&search=burn&selectedTitle=2~150
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/treatment-of-minor-thermal-burns?source=search_result&search=burn&selectedTitle=1~150
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/local-treatment-of-burns-topical-antimicrobial-agents-and-dressings?source=search_result&search=burn&selectedTitle=3~150
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/emergency-care-of-moderate-and-severe-thermal-burns-in-children?source=search_result&search=burn&selectedTitle=5~150
Classification of burn according to depth
Classification of burn according to severity
Minor burns are defined by the ABA as
●Partial-thickness burns <10% TBSA in patients 10 to 50 years old
●Partial-thickness burns <5% TBSA in patients under 10 or over 50 years old
●Full-thickness burns <2% TBSA in any patient without other injury
To be considered minor, burns must also generally meet the following criteria:
●Isolated injury, So, NO suspicion of inhalation or high-voltage injury
●May not involve face, hands, perineum, or feet
●May not cross major joints
●May not be circumferential
Classification of burn according to size
Emergency care of
Moderate - Severe burn
Primary Survey
Secondary Survey
Burn center referral criteria
- 2nd degree > 10 % of TBSA
- 3rd degree
- burn include face, hands, feet, perineum and major joints.
- electrical, chemical and inhalation burn.
- Patient with preexisting medical problems
- Concomitant trauma