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CHAPTER 9 n Thermal Injuries<br />

4. Attention must be paid to special problems unique<br />

to thermal injuries. Carbon monoxide poisoning<br />

should be suspected and identified. Circumferential<br />

burns may require escharotomy.<br />

5. Nonthermal causes of burn injury should be<br />

recognized and appropriate treatment started.<br />

Chemical burns require immediate removal<br />

of clothing to prevent further injury, as well<br />

as copious irrigation. Electrical burns may<br />

be associated with extensive occult injuries.<br />

Patients sustaining thermal injury are at risk for<br />

hypothermia. Judicious analgesia should not<br />

be overlooked.<br />

6. The American Burn Association has identified<br />

types of burn injuries that typically require<br />

referral to a burn center. Transfer principles are<br />

similar to non-burned patients but include an<br />

accurate assessment of the patient’s burn size<br />

and depth.<br />

7. Early management of cold-injured patients includes<br />

adhering to the ABCDEs of resuscitation,<br />

identifying the type and extent of cold injury,<br />

measuring the patient’s core temperature, preparing<br />

a patient-care flow sheet, and initiating<br />

rapid rewarming techniques.<br />

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