Caring for patients with severe burns can be a very difficult job. There are a number of challenges for critical care nurses when caring for burn patients in the event a burn center is not available. Burn Victim Statistics There are about 3500 fire and burn deaths every year. Many of the deaths are a result of smoke inhalation, which is often the case in fires, especially when they occur at night. About 50,000 patients sustain burns annually and require medical treatment or hospital stays. Burn injuries are the most expensive catastrophic injuries to treat, a burn over 25% of an adult's body can end up costing $250,000 in initial care. Related: What is Professionalism in Nursing Mean? Burn Patients Skin When the layers of skin are destroyed on burn Patients, it results in local and systemic disturbances. The skin is the body’s largest organ, and provides a protective barrier against infections and injury. When skin is severely burned, i
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