This year, the National Burn Awareness Week in the USA is from February 4-10, 2024. The theme for 2024 is Flammable Liquid Burns. As the American Burn Association has rightly stated, “National Burn Awareness Week is a window of opportunity…
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This post is a continuation of the series on burns.Previously covered topics are:Burn injuries at home- prevention, action, and home care.Burns first aid at home.What are the different degrees of burns? Understanding burns classification.How to reduce burn scars? Top 10…
Diwali, the festival of lights, is a holiday looked forward to with much fervor and joy. Diyas or candles are lit, and firecrackers are burst, which can cause burn injuries of various magnitude if not appropriately handled.These injuries, unfortunately, are…
Carving Jack O’ Lanterns is a beloved family tradition. It is also the most common cause of Halloween-related injury and, fortunately, very much preventable. No one would want a fun-filled family activity to turn into a trip to the ER….
Eighty-five percent of scald burns occur at home. An overwhelming 95% of burns in <5 years of age occur at home! Burns in adults above the age of 60 years frequently lead to loss of independence and to reliance on…
The last two blogs on burns generated a few queries from readers asking how to know whether their burn is deep or superficial and what are the degrees of burns? In today’s post, I will explain how to tell what…
Scarring due to burns spans a whole spectrum. These scars can range from light or dark patches on the burn area to more significant and cosmetically and functionally debilitating hypertrophic and keloidal scars.How to reduce a burn scar is a…
I worked for 6 years in a public tertiary care plastic surgery unit in North India, which also houses one of the largest burn centers in Asia. Burns, major or minor, are unfortunately a common occurrence. Majority of these are…
(News update on PFAS: REI axes PFAS from all inventory. REI will now require its suppliers to cut PFAS from all cookware, apparel, shoes, etc., by Fall 2024 to 2026, depending on the product line) The post today is a…
According to WHO, every month, 1.8 million people worldwide menstruate. Good menstrual hygiene is essential for your health and dignity.It also is important for personal confidence and mobility. Many are unaware that poor hygiene during menstruation can lead to infections…