Parsons L
Surgery Department of Baltimore Regional Burn Center, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Lippincotts Prim Care Pract. 1997 Mar-Apr;1(1):40-9.
About 2 million people are burned in the United States each year. About 80% of these are treated as outpatients. Flame burns are the most common type of burn injury in adults, and scald burns are the primary type in children. Primary care providers must be familiar with burn assessment so burn injuries can be triaged appropriately to a regional burn center, an acute care (facility, or office management. Assessment includes extent and depth of burns, location of burns, patient reliability, and the home situation. Office management involves emergency care, debridement and dressings, topical antimicrobials, and pain control. Patient education for care in the home environment is essential for optimal healing.
在美国，每年约有200万人被烧伤。其中约80%的患者作为门诊病人接受治疗。火焰烧伤是成人中最常见的烧伤类型，而烫伤是儿童中主要的烧伤类型。初级保健提供者必须熟悉烧伤评估，以便能将烧伤患者适当地分诊到地区烧伤中心、急症护理机构或进行门诊处理。评估包括烧伤的面积和深度、烧伤部位、患者的可靠性以及家庭情况。门诊处理包括急救、清创和包扎、局部抗菌治疗以及疼痛控制。对患者进行家庭护理教育对于实现最佳愈合至关重要。
