Research Notes on Burns
The main types of burns are heat, cold, electric, chemical, and from sun exposure. Depending on the severity, burns are described as first, second, or third degree.
5 Great Resources on Burns
- Medline Plus: Burns
- WebMD: Burns Topic Overview
- KidsHealth: Burns
- eMedicine: Burns, Thermal
- A.D.A.M.: Burns - Symptoms, First Aid
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What Are Burns?
- Merck: Burns
- MonteFiore: What are burns?
- Answers: Burns
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia(CHOP): What are burns?
- eMedicineHealth: Thermal Burns Overview
- Children's Hospital Boston: What are burns?
What Are The Symptoms of Burns?
- eMedicineHealth: Thermal Burns Symptoms
- University of Maryland: Signs and Symptoms
- WebMD: Check Your Symptoms
- WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Burns
- HealthSquare: Burn-Signs/Symptoms
What Are The Causes and Complications of Burns?
- Burns Centre: Complications
- WrongDiagnosis: Complications of Burns
- University of Maryland: Prognosis and Complications
- eMedicine: Sunburn Prognosis
- eMedicineHealth: Chemical Burn Causes
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Burns?
- CHOP: Emergency Treatment of a Burn Injury
- WrongDiagnosis: Burn Treatments
- eMedicineHealth: Burn Treatment
- BurnTreatment: Burn Treatments
- About.com: How To Treat a Burn
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Burns?
- National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine: Aloe Vera
- Alternative-Medicine-and-Health: Burns and Alternative Treatments
- GrannyMed: Home Remedies For Minor Burns
- Acupuncture: Burns
- RevolutionHealth: Burns
What Are The Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Burns?
- Wikipedia: Burn Types
- BurnFree: Classifications of Burn Injuries
- BurnSurvivor: Types of Burns
- American Burn Association: Burn Factsheet
- Rutgers: Burn Types
- StrongHealth: Types of Burns
How Do You Prevent Burns?
- WebMD: Burn Prevention
- Mayo Clinic: Child safety: Prevent burns
- American Academy of Family Physicians: Preventing Burns in Your Home
- CHOP: Tips for preventing burn injuries
- Home Safety Council: Burn Prevention
Foundations and Support Groups on Burns
- BurnSurvivor: Support
- UC Davis: Burn Support
- Phoenix Society: Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Burns
- HealthBoards: Burns & Injuries
- Yahoo Answers: How do you treat blisters from burning injury?
- eHealthForum: Blistering Scar/sunburn
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Burns
- PubMedCentral: Burn Articles
Clinical Trials on Burns
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Burn Clinical Trials
- CenterWatch: Burn Clinical Trials
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