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Article: Burns
Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence;      700+ words ... ... s body, or a third-degree burn on less than 2 percent BSA. Moderate burns should be treated at a hospital ... electricity, friction (causing rug burns and rope burns), and chemicals (causing caustic burn upon contact). Signs of a burn ...

Article: Burn
UXL Encyclopedia of Science;      700+ words ... ... result in electrical burns. A burn can occur on the inside ... degrees. The size of a burn is also considered ... surface affected, burns are classified as ... A fourth-degree burn results most often ... open flame. Chemical burns Chemical burns can ...

Article: Burn center closures 'not as bad as it sounds'
Oakland Tribune;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... treated for second- degree burns. Children with serious burns are taken to Shriners ... California requires burn centers statewide ... the nature of severe burns, in the event of a wide ... ample time to transfer burn patients to Davis or ...

Article: Burn center not as bad as it sounds'
Oakland Tribune;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... treated for second- degree burns. Children with serious burns are taken to Shriners ... California requires burn centers statewide ... the nature of severe burns, in the event of a wide ... ample time to transfer burn patients to Davis or ...

Article: Burn center closures not as bad as it sounds
Oakland Tribune;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... treated for second- degree burns. Children with serious burns are taken to Shriners ... California requires burn centers statewide ... the nature of severe burns, in the event of a wide ... ample time to transfer burn patients to Davis or ...

Article: Burn centers used too little, too late; Patients treated ...
Crain's New York Business;  October 23, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Burn Center and the other three burn centers in the city are sometimes ... to the drop in the number of burn victims--fires in the city ... number of patients with serious burns are being treated at hospitals without burn expertise. "Triage needs to ...

Article: Burns and Scalds
U*X*L Complete Health Resource;      700+ words ... ... foot is classified as about a 20 percent BSA burn. CAUSES Burns may be caused in a variety of ways. In every ... equipment and methods are used to treat these burns. Thermal Burn Treatment Thermal burns are burns caused by heat, hot liquids, steam ...