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Burns are a global public health problem, causing an estimated 180,000 deaths each year.Most of these occur in low - and middle-income countries, with about two-thirds occurring in the who region of Africa and south-east Asia.Burn death rates are falling in many high-income countries.Burns now kill more than seven times as many children in low - and middle-income countries as in high-income countries.Non-fatal burns are a major risk factor, causing prolonged hospitalization, disfigurement and disability, and often leading to stigma and ostracism. Burn is a common traumatic disease caused by physical or chemical factors such as heat, chemistry, electricity and radiation.Small area burns only cause damage to the skin and/or mucosal tissue or the corresponding deep tissue.However, burns with a large area can cause different degrees of functional, metabolic and morphological changes in each system of the body, resulting in severe systemic reactions and visceral damage, shock, sepsis and multi-organ functional failure, and high mortality.The process of wound healing and treatment is complex and takes a long time.After wound healing, scar contracture and dysfunction are left behind.Therefore, burns, especially large area burns, are one of the most complex and serious traumatic diseases.Want good treatment of large area severe burn patients, in addition to the need of specialized subject doctor has solid basis of specialist burns the medical knowledge and experience, still need to have other departments such as general surgery, heart surgery, urology, orthopedics, anesthesia and medical cooperation consultation, treatment, forming a team, to be successful, it's the result of collective effort cooperation and work together.With the development of modern industry and the renewal of burning weapons, the proportion of burn casualties in peacetime sickness will increase day by day.In daily life, production activities or fire accidents can be seen scattered or in groups of burn victims.
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