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How to treat burns

Anyone can experience a burn. Depending on the severity of the injury, different treatment approaches are required – ranging from first aid to specialized treatments at dedicated burn centers.

Every year, about six million people around the world seek medical treatment for burns.1

Severe burns

Burn management for severe cases

15 percent of all burns occurring worldwide are of a severe nature and need to be treated in hospitals.2 In these cases, every second counts, because such injuries can cause infections which in turn lead to sepsis or even multiple organ failure. These are the most frequent causes for the death of burn victims.3 Infection prevention is therefore a top priority, in particular with regard to extensive surface burns.

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Dr Bjorn Behr discusses the importance of wound cleansing when managing patients with burns and how wound cleansing may help to reduce bioburden/biofilm in wounds.

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References

  1. Tian H, Wang L, Xie W, Shen C, Guo G, Liu J, Han C, Ren L, Liang Y, Tang Y, Wang Y, Yin M, Zhang J, Huang Y. Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of severe burn patients: results of a retrospective multicenter study in China, 2011-2015. Burns Trauma. 2018 May 23;6:14. doi: 10.1186/s41038-018-0118-z. PMID: 29850643; PMCID: PMC5964711.
  2. Peck M, Molnar J, Swart D. A global plan for burn prevention and care. Bull World Health Organ. 2009 Oct;87(10):802-3. doi: 10.2471/blt.08.059733. PMID: 19876549; PMCID: PMC2755313.
  3. Jeschke MG, Chinkes DL, Finnerty CC, Kulp G, Suman OE, Norbury WB, Branski LK, Gauglitz GG, Mlcak RP, Herndon DN. Pathophysiologic response to severe burn injury. Ann Surg. 2008 Sep;248(3):387-401. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181856241. PMID: 18791359; PMCID: PMC3905467.
  4. Gacto-Sanchez P. Surgical treatment and management of the severely burn patient: Review and update. Med Intensiva. 2017 Aug-Sep;41(6):356-364. English, Spanish. doi: 10.1016/j.medin.2017.02.008. Epub 2017 Apr 26. PMID: 28456441.
  5. Greenhalgh DG. Management of Burns. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jun 13;380(24):2349-2359. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1807442. PMID: 31189038.