Biosychosocial and Educational Needs of Patients with Burn Injuries

Abstract

Burns are commonly thought of as injury to the skin caused by excessive heat. More broadly, burns result from traumatic injuries to the skin or other tissues primarily caused by thermal or other acute exposure. Burns occur when some or all of the cells in the skin or other tissue are destroyed by heat, electrical discharge, friction, chemicals, or radiation. Burns are acute wounds caused by an isolated, non recurring insult, and healing ideally progresses rapidly through an orderly serious of steps.