TREATMENT OF CHEMICAL BURNS

Abstract

Burns constitute some of the most frequent causes of accidents and they are far-reaching and grave medical, surgical, psychological and social circumstances, with vital risk and potentially disabling. The essential therapeutic objectives are survival, prevention of acute-phase complications, preservation of the functions of the affected segments, an acceptable cosmetic result, as well as limiting the psychological consequences, in order to ensure a fast and high-quality social reintegration for the patient. Therefore, burn centres have emerged, which have developed, over time, specific strategies and abilities, aimed to ensure a maximum survival rate and the highest quality of life for burn victims. Regardless of the causal mechanism of the burn or its severity, the treatment must be initiated on the site and at the time of the accident. We present the case of a little girl, 4 years old who had suffered a chemicals burs at the level of the previous cervical region, thorax and head, products by a mixture of acid – Asevi.

Keywords

• child
• chemical burn
• accident
• chemical agent