TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Burns & Other Thermal Injuries A1 - Demling, Robert H. A2 - Doherty, Gerard M. PY - 2015 T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 14e AB - A severe thermal injury is one of the most devastating physical and psychological injuries a person can suffer. Over 2 million injuries due to burns require medical attention each year in the United States, with 14,000 deaths resulting. Fires in the home are responsible for only 5% of burn injuries but for 50% of burn deaths—most due to smoke inhalation. About 75,000 patients require hospitalization every year, and 25,000 of those remain hospitalized for over 2 months—evidence of the severity of illness associated with this injury. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/04 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105485667 ER -