Burn injury from cooking gas flame in a child of 6 years

It has become the fashion to have a gas cooking facility in the kitchen of even the middle class personnal like teachers, and office going people (middle income group) in Chennai

Decompression escharotomies of burns in children between the ages 0 and 18 years

Full thickness burns in children often leads to eschar formation which requires escharotomy. Escarotomies in children pose various challenges depending on the site involved, age of the child, mechanism of injury etc. In this article we discuss a series of children under special circumstances who required escharotomies. We are describing the methodology used and precautions to be taken before and after surgical procedure to improve the outcome in these children

Exfoliative diseases of the integument and mucous membrane that mimic deep 2nd-degree burns with or without sepsis

Introduction: Exfoliative skin diseases in children can mimic burns in many ways and require early diagnosis and management. Here we enumerate the different skin conditions with four case based examples and their management. Clinical Presentation: Varying degrees of skin involvement may be seen with severe involvement in DRESS syndrome and milder involvement in Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Management: The management of this exfoliative lesion is the application of collagen membrane to the wound as we treat burns. Although systemic symptoms can produce mortality (e.g., dress), collagen dressing heals the wound well with good epithelialization. Early and appropriate antibiotic therapy is mandatory. Conclusion: Careful attention to correct diagnosis, early intervention and use of collagen dressing have improved outcome in these children

Different fillers in PVA composite hydrogels: Their influence on the final properties

Hydrogels are currently used in a large number of biological, medical, and technological applications. They are some of the most important the controlled release of drugs and tissue engineering. These materials are three-dimensional structures swollen in the presence of water or biological fluids while remaining insoluble in aqueous solutions due to chemical or physical cross-linking of individual polymer chains. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is a hydrophilic and low-cost polymer, from which hydrogels can be obtained with the additional advantage of having a high chemical resistance while being biocompatible.An option to improve many properties of PVA hydrogels is the addition of specific fillers that give the possibility of developing composite hydrogels with desired properties for selected application. The right selection of gel components, the filler and the matrix, with the composition and processing technique is essential to obtain these composites with the desired properties. Some examples are inorganic minerals, such as hydroxyapatite, metal oxides, and carbon nanotubes, which are incorporated into polymer matrices to impart bioactivity or special properties for biomedical applications.The objective of this chapter is to review the literature concerning classification of hydrogels with different fillers and the influence of these fillers over the final properties.Fil: Gonzalez, Jimena Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; ArgentinaFil: Alvarez, Vera Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; Argentin