Severe burns present growing threat in overdose epidemic

A new analysis in Oregon reveals a heightened incidence of severe burns requiring hospital-level care as illicit drug use nationwide has shifted from injection to smoking. Researchers analyzed Oregon ...
Medscape

Inside the Care of Patients With Severe Burns

Following the fatal fire that occurred on New Year’s Eve in a bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, several French hospitals agreed to treat injured patients. Among them was the Burn Treatment Center at ...
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From Constant Pain to Walking again: The Story of a Radiation Patient

In 1997, a radiological accident in Lilo, Georgia resulted in the exposure of 11 people to high doses of radiation over an extended period of time. The exposed persons developed severe radiation ...
Medical Xpress

Women with severe burn injuries are more likely than men to develop blood poisoning

The skin forms a natural barrier that prevents bacteria entering the body. Severe burns stop this protective function from working properly, and germs can enter the blood more easily through the ...