Fire-Related Injuries

It's estimated that there are 2.4 million burns each year in the United States, 1 million of which result in substantial disability. Of these burns, 75,000 require hospitalization and almost one third of these patients have burns that affect at least 25% of their body surface. For 8,000 to 12,000 of these patients these injuries are fatal.

About Burns

• Degrees of burns and what they mean
• How burns affect the body
  • Psychological effects of burns
• Burn treatment
  • Skin grafting
• Scar management and recovery

About Inhalation Injuries

• Types of injuries, symptoms and treatment

 

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