Management of Pediatric Burns

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What are the complications of burn usually faced

[@nrkazmi]

Facial burns complications depend on the degree and severity of burns.
1. 1st degree burns might just cause facial hypo or hyperpigmentation leading to aesthetic issues.
2. More deeper burns can cause scarring and facial disfigurement necessitating reconstructive surgery
3. Oral burns can lead to swallowing and feeding problems.
4. Airways edema is always a possibility and may lead to death quickly if not addressed quickly
5. Ocular burns might lead to permanent blindness
6. Secondary infection can happen leading to impaired healing and other problems of spreading infections

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Sir can we apply silver nitrate gel topically if blister is present in 5 yr old child ??

[@nrkazmi]

I guess you mean silver sulfadiazine as you wrote silver nitrate which is very abrasive. Current evidence suggests that hydrocolloid dressings like Duoderm and jelonet dressings are superior to silver sulfadiazine. For a blister, please remember that blister needs to be popped if its fluid filled because healing with be delayed with a fluid filled intact blister. So there is no current role of silver sulfadiazine in management of burns as systemic absorption can cause allergy, neutropenia and other complications. So in short, the answer is no, but the fact is that in developing countries silver sulfadiazine is still used.

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