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Burns and Control of Infections-Nurses Responsibility: A Systemic Review

Vasantha Kalyani , Vasantha Kalyani

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Indian Journal of Surgical Nursing 6(1):p 23-26, . | DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijsn.2277.467X.6117.4
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 In today’s life, despite the recent advancements, notable risks yet threaten human beings, like the risk of burns which accounts for a high mortality in developed countries and leaves several people disabled Burn is an event that injures a huge number of victims each year and imposes irreplaceable physical, psychological, mental, economic, and social consequences, and even death. Burn patients need years of rehabilitation, surgery, and mental and psychological support. In recent years, numerous efforts have been made to prevent burns, such as conducting epidemiological studies, by which necessary interventions are purposefully administered in the treatment of burns. Burns are immediately or potentially life –threatening injuries. Patients with burn injuries are characterized by presence of , or being at high risk of developing life threatening problems due to the rapidly changing physiologic status, number of supportive devices and the multiple potential complications. Infection is one of the main complications among burned patients. The major part of nurses’ role during burn care is detecting and preventing infection

Keywords: Burns Patient; Nursing Care; Infection Control; Nosocomial Infections; Nurses Education.

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