Why trauma must trump burn injuries: The spectre of missed injuries

• Main Authors: Marc R. Matthews (Author), Lauren M. Van Sant (Author), Stephanie E. Bollenbach (Author), Scott D. Swanson (Author), Alexzandra K. Hollingworth (Author), Kevin N. Foster (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Significant burn injury in the setting of trauma poses a challenging clinical dilemma and can be a diversion to providers not familiar with such injuries. Approximately 5-7% of burn center admissions include patients with multiple traumatic injuries. A 44 year old male with poly-trauma due to a fact...