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  • Title: Acute assessment and management of burn injuries.
    Author: Purdue GF, Arnoldo BD, Hunt JL.
    Journal: Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am; 2011 May; 22(2):201-12, v. PubMed ID: 21624716.
    Abstract:
    Burns are ubiquitous injuries in modern society, with virtually all adults having sustained a burn at some point in their lives. The skin is the largest organ of the body, basically functioning to protect self from non-self. Burn injury to the skin is painful, resource-intensive, and often associated with scarring, contracture formation, and long-term disability. Larger burns are associated with morbidity and mortality disproportionate to their initial appearance. Electrical and chemical burns are less common injuries but are often associated with significant morbidity.
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