Hypovolemic Shock : Risk Factors
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Contact injuries to the skin and deeper tissues caused by exposure to flames, hot liquids or solids, radiant heat, caustic chemicals, electricity or electromagnetic (nuclear) radiation. Every year, in the United States, approximately two million people suffer serious burns; of that total, 115,000 are hospitalized and 12,000 die.
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There are three levels of burns: First-degree burns affect only the outer layer of the skin. They cause pain, redness, and swelling; Second-degree (partial thickness) burns affect both the outer and underlying layer of skin. They cause pain, redness, swelling, and blistering; Third-degree (full thickness) burns extend into deeper tissues. They cause white or blackened, charred skin that may be numb.
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Detailed information on burns, burn types, classification of burns, burn treatment, and burn rehabilitation
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Burns are injuries to tissues that are caused by heat, friction, electricity, radiation, or chemicals. Burns are characterized by degree, based on the severity of the tissue damage.
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Detailed information on burns, burn types, classification of burns, and burn treatment
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Detailed information on burns, burn types, classification of burns, and burn treatment
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Detailed information on burns, burn types, classification of burns, and burn treatment
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Detailed information on the most common types of burns, including thermal, radiation, chemical, and electrical
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Burns are injuries to the tissues caused by heat, friction, electricity, radiation, or chemicals. Such injuries cause the breakdown of body proteins, death of cells, loss of body fluids, and edema .
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Detailed information on the classification and treatment of burns
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Detailed information on chemical burns of the eye, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Statistical information relating to burn injury
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Detailed information on electrical burns
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Detailed information on a heat-induced or thermal burn
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Detailed information on chemical burns of the eye, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Detailed information on chemical burns
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Burns are injuries to tissues caused by heat, friction, electricity, radiation, or chemicals. Burns are characterized by degree, based on the severity of the tissue damage.
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Detailed information on emergency treatment of a burn injury
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Detailed information on burns, including anatomy, classification, treatment, and prevention
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List of online resources to find additional information on burns
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Glossary of terms relating to burns
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Statistical information relating to burn injury
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Burns are injuries to tissues caused by heat, friction, electricity, radiation, or chemicals. A patient is treated for burn wounds.
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Detailed information on first-degree burns, including causes, symptoms, and treatment
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Detailed information on preventing burn injuries
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Detailed information on third-degree burns, including causes, symptoms, and treatment
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Detailed information on second-degree burns, including causes, symptoms, and treatment
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Detailed information on burns, including anatomy, classification, treatment, and prevention
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Detailed information for helping your child if he/she has difficulty adjusting following a burn injury
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Detailed information on nutrition and burns
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Should a burn be covered with a band-aid or other bandage?
Mary Pickett, M.D., is a lecturer for Harvard Medical School and an assistant professor of medicine at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR. At OHSU, she practices general internal medicine and teaches medical residents and students.
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Gastrointestinal bleeding refers to any bleeding that starts in the gastrointestinal tract, which extends from the mouth to the large bowel. The amount of bleeding can range from nearly undetectable to acute, massive, and life threatening. Bleeding may come from any site along the gastrointestinal tract, but is often divided into: Upper GI bleeding: The upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract is located between the mouth and outflow tract of the stomach; Lower GI bleeding: The lower GI tract is located from the outflow tract of the stomach to the anus (small and large bowel included.
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GI bleeding studies uses radioactive materials in the investigation of bleeding from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. These studies go under various names such as " GI bleeding scans " or " Tagged red blood cell scans.
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Patients taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors may be at increased risk for gastrointestinal bleeding, particularly if they are also taking a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
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Diarrhea is loose, watery, and frequent stool. Diarrhea is considered chronic (long-term) when you have had loose or frequent stools for more than 4 weeks.
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Detailed information on diarrhea, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Vomiting blood is a backward flowing (regurgitation) of blood through the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The GI tract includes the small intestine, stomach, mouth, throat, and esophagus (the tube that moves food and secretions from mouth to stomach.
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