Early cause of death due to burns is :
The main causes of early death ( shock and inhalation injury. The Prognostic Burn Index is the sum of the patient's age and percentage of full thickness or deep paial thickness burn. An additional 20% moality is added if inhalation injury is present. The Prognostic Burn Index is most useful at the extremes of age. Ref : Nemer J.A. (2013). Chapter 37. Disorders Related to Environmental Emergencies. In M.A. Papadakis, S.J. McPhee, M.W. Rabow, T.G. Berger (Eds),CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2014.
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Infection
Haemorrhage
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