The Importance of First Aid to Burned Patients: 30 Years of Experience at the Burns Centre in Pisa
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https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2017.131Keywords:
burns, dermatitis, systemic disease, first aid emergencyAbstract
The first aids to burned patients are fundamental for the evolution of the disease and the success of the next medical care in a Burns Center. In our 30-years experience, we can reassume that they must be provided to limit the cause of thermal damage, to evaluate and correct eventual respiratory or cardiovascular disorders, to find out the possible damage to different organs and the primary care on cutaneous lesions.Downloads
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