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burn severity
and outcome
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Burn Depth & Outcome Relative to Cause |
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Factors
affecting Burn Severity and Outcome |
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Burn Depth
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Amount of skin burned (measured as
percent of total skin)
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Age (very
young and very old are high risk)
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Chronic illness and overall health
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Part of the body burned
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Presence of smoke inhalation.
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Survival Rate
from Burn Centers (data obtained from
Specialized Center for Mean Survival Rate
(%) Comparing age and Burn size) |
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Age (years) |
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Survival Statistics: |
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Burn of 15% of body in a 12 year old. Over
95% chance of survival |
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Burn of 20% of body in a 40 year old. Over
90% chance of survival |
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Burn of 60% of body in a 20 year old. About
a 70% chance of survival |
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Burn of 25% of body in a 80 year old. About
a 25% chance of survival |
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