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Burns: Introduction

Burns: Injury from burns and scalds. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Burns is available below.

Symptoms of Burns

• Symptoms of minor burns:
  • Local burn pain
  • Reddening skin
  • Skin blistering
  • Skin peeling
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 10 symptoms of Burns

Treatments for Burns

• Treatments of minor burns or minor scalds:
  • Run under cold water for about 10 minutes
  • Do not use ice
  • Pat dry the skin after washing
  • Dressing or bandage over burn
• more treatments...»

See full list of 30 treatments for Burns

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Burns:

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  • Home Diabetes Test Kits
  • Home Blood Glucose Testing Kits
• more...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Burns?

• Misdiagnosis of Burns
• Failure to diagnose Burns
• Hidden causes of Burns (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Burns

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Burns: Deaths

Read more about Deaths and Burns.

Alternative Treatments for Burns

Alternative treatments or home remedies that have been listed in various sources as possibly beneficial for Burns may include:

• Aloe plant
• Homeopathy
• Cantharis by mouth
• Vitamin E
• Lavender oil
• more treatments »

Types of Burns

• Scalds - burns caused by boiling water or steam.
• Burn type by degree:
  • First degree burns
  • Second degree burns
  • Third degree burns
• more types...»

See full list of 8 Types of Burns

Burns: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Burns:

• Shock
• Death
• Wound infections
• Chronic burn pain
• Scarring
• more complications...»

Causes of Burns

Read more about causes of Burns.

More information about causes of Burns:

• Burns as a symptom

Disease Topics Related To Burns

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Burns:

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• Hemoglobinuria
• Acute renal failure
• Rule of nine
• First degree burns
• Second degree burns
• Third degree burns
• more related diseases...»

Burns: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Nerve Disorders: serious diseases commonly undiagnosed:
  • Diabetic Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Peripheral Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Multiple Sclerosis -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• Chronic Pain Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
  • Fibromyalgia -- Undiagnosed
  • Arthritis -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Pain Syndromes -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Burns

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Read more about Misdiagnosis and Burns

Burns: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Skin Health Specialists (Dermatology):
  • Dermatology (Skin Health Specialists)
  • Dermatopathology
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Dermatological Immunology / Diagnostic Laboratory (Skin Allergies)
• Pain Specialists:
  • Pain Medicine
  • Rheumatology (Arthritis / Joint Pain)
• Arthritis & Joint Health Specialists (Rheumatology):
  • Rheumatology (Joint Health)
  • Pediatric Rheumatology (Child Joint Health)
• more specialists...»

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Latest Treatments for Burns

• Oxygen
• IV fluid replacement
• Analgesia
• Escharotomy
• Debridement
• more treatments...»

See full list of 11 latest treatments for Burns

Burns: Animations

More Burns animations & videos

Prognosis for Burns

More about prognosis of Burns

Research about Burns

Visit our research pages for current research about Burns treatments.

Clinical Trials for Burns

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Burns include:

• Phase II Randomized Study of Cultured Skin Substitutes Versus Split Thickness Skin Grafts in Patients With Severe Burn Injuries - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Randomized Study of Testosterone and Progressive Resistance Exercise in Men With Burn Injury - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - testosterone
• Evaluation of Dermafill Dressing for Donor Sites - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Evaluation of Silverlon Dressing for Autogenous Skin Donor Sites - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• The Effect of Two Versus Ten Days Application of Flammacerium in Partial Thickness Burns - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - cerium nitrate-silver sulfadiazine (cerium-flamazine)
• more trials...»

See full list of 60 Clinical Trials for Burns

Prevention of Burns

Prevention information for Burns has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Burns.

• Household safety measures
• Stove guards
• Fireplace guards
• Low fire danger clothing
• Smoke alarms
• more preventions...»

Read more about prevention of Burns

Statistics for Burns

• Medical statistics for Burns
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Burns
• Death and Mortality statistics for Burns
• Society statistics for Burns

Burns: Broader Related Topics

• Physical conditions
• Accidental injury
• Skin conditions
• Accident or injury conditions
• Pain conditions
• Other conditions resulting from external causes
• more types...»

Types of Burns

Burns Message Boards

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User Interactive Forums

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• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
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Definitions of Burns:

Injuries to tissues caused by contact with heat, steam, chemicals (BURNS, CHEMICAL), electricity (BURNS, ELECTRIC), or the like. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Pain that feels hot as if it were on fire - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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