Emergent Management of Thermal Burns in Emergency Rooms Saudi Arabia - A Review

Abdullah Mohammed Bajebair,Ali Abdallah A Aljameely,Fayez Abdulaziz A Alharthi,Hisham Mohammed Sonbul,Mohammed Ali M Alshamrani,Mohammed Ali Mohammed Alqahtani,Saud Ali Aloudah

doi:10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i46b32940

Abstract

According to WHO statistics, over 300,000 people die each year by burns, and more dying from electric burns, scalds or other causes of burns. Burn injuries and wounds are typically fatal. And they can cause serious long-term implications for victims. The most important aspect in reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with burns is to prevent them. Exposure of tissue to an external high temperature source causes thermal burns. Burns that occur at greater temperatures or over longer periods of time cause deeper and more serious injuries. Because burn patients are the most common trauma patients, the initial step in treating them should be to assess and stabilize their airway, breathing, and circulation according to ATLS standards. Supportive care should include crystalloid resuscitation, blood composition, and potentially endotracheal intubation. In this review we will be looking at thermal burns epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology and most importantly management.

Highlights

Burn injuries and wounds are typically fatal
According to WHO statistics, over 300,000 people die each year from flames alone, with many more dying from scalds, electrical burns, and other causes, there is currently no accurate global data to back up these claims
Burns are the fourth largest cause of trauma deaths in children aged one to four, and the second major cause of unintentional deaths.The good news is that all forms of burns have a survival rate of around 97 percent, and burn mortality have decreased by roughly 75 percent since the 1960s [13]

Summary

INTRODUCTION

Burn injuries and wounds are typically fatal. They can have serious long-term implications for victims, and they remain a huge problem that affects communities all over the world. The care of these people is frequently lengthy, and huge sums of money are frequently required to achieve the medical and psychological healing that is required. The majority of burns are small and can be treated on an outpatient basis or at a local hospital. The extent of body surface area damaged, the depth of the burns, and individual patient characteristics such as age, prior injuries, or other medical conditions all factor into the choice to transfer and treat at burn centres. Burns that happen at home account for 25% of all major burns [13]

Etiology

Epidemiology

Pathophysiology

Management

Circulation

CONCLUSION