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  2. Burn - Wikipedia

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    A burn is an injury to skin, or other tissues, caused by heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, friction, or ultraviolet radiation (such as sunburn ). [ 5][ 9] Most burns are due to heat from hot liquids (called scalding ), solids, or fire. [ 10] Burns occur mainly in the home or the workplace. In the home, risks are associated with domestic ...

  3. List of burn centers in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of burn centers in the United States. A burn center or burn care facility is typically a hospital ward which specializes in the treatment of severe burn injuries. As of 2011, there are 123 self-designated burn care facilities in the United States. [1]

  4. Hydrofluoric acid burn - Wikipedia

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    A hydrofluoric acid burn is a chemical burn from hydrofluoric acid. [ 1] Where it contacts the skin it results in significant pain, swelling, redness, and skin breakdown. [ 1][ 2] If the fumes are breathed in swelling of the upper airway and bleeding may occur. [ 2] Complications can include electrolyte, heart, lung, kidney, and neurological ...

  5. Electrical burn - Wikipedia

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    An electrical burn is a burn that results from electricity passing through the body causing rapid injury. Approximately 1000 deaths per year due to electrical injuries are reported in the United States, with a mortality rate of 3-5%. [ 1][ 2] Electrical burns differ from thermal or chemical burns in that they cause much more subdermal damage. [ 3]

  6. Burn center - Wikipedia

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    Burn center. A burn center, burn unit, or burns unit is a hospital specializing in the treatment of burns. [1] [2] Burn centers are often used for the treatment and recovery of patients with more severe burns.

  7. Thermal burn - Wikipedia

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    A thermal burn is a type of burn resulting from making contact with heated objects, such as boiling water, steam, hot cooking oil, fire, and hot objects. Scalds are the most common type of thermal burn suffered by children, but for adults thermal burns are most commonly caused by fire. [2] Burns are generally classified from first degree up to ...

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