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Author Spotlight: A Multi-Depth Porcine Model for Comprehensive Study of Burn Injuries and Healing Processes
Published on: February 23, 2024
Military Burn Care and Burn Disasters
Booker King1, Leopoldo C Cancio2, James C Jeng3
1North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Burnett Womack Building, Campus Box 7206, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7206, USA.
Abstract:
Mass-casualty incidents can occur because of natural disasters; industrial accidents; or intentional attacks against civilian, police, or in case of combat, military forces. Depending on scale and type of incident, burn casualties often with a variety of concomitant injuries can be anticipated. The treatment of life-threatening traumatic injuries should take precedent but the stabilization, triage, and follow-on care of these patients will require local, state, and often regional coordination and support.
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