A Regional Analysis of Potentially Preventable Injuries Sustained From Burning Garbage and Yard Waste.

Due to high prevalence in the south, understanding the injury pattern, healthcare burden, and cost of burn injuries associated with burning yard and trash debris are important for effective prevention. This 5-year retrospective, single-center study included patients sustaining an open flame burn injury due to burning brush or trash. Based on primary residence of the 136 patients, 56% had access to free municipal waste disposal, 25% could have had access with additional payment, and 18% did not have access.

Burn Injury Cutaneous Functional Units: Allocating Occupational Therapy Resources and Influencing Practice.

Burn injury severity is currently determined by estimating the total body surface area (TBSA) burned, but this method fails to capture the severity of subsequent functional consequences. Alternatively, cutaneous functional units (CFUs)--skin segments that accommodate for movement and commonly become contracted--can be used to more accurately estimate burn severity based on functional consequences. Bilateral hands account for 81.

Current Concepts Burn Rehabilitation, Part II: Long-Term Recovery.

This article summarizes current interventions for several of the most common challenges faced by patients during their rehabilitation from burn injury. These challenges include range of motion preservation through scar contracture management, achieving maximal independence through exercise and activities of daily living training, and psychological recovery through nonpharmacologic approaches pain and anxiety.

Current Concepts Burn Rehabilitation, Part I: Care During Hospitalization.

This article summarizes current interventions for several of the most common challenges faced by patients during their rehabilitation from burn injury. These include preservation of range of motion through scar contracture management, and achieving maximal independence through exercise, and training in activities of daily living.