An Approach to the Child in Respiratory Distress

Although this article focuses predominantly on the management of paediatric burns, many of the principles and management protocols are universal and can be used for adults. Burns are defined as the coagulate destruction of tissue by thermal, chemical or electrical injury. This simplistic definition...

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Main Author: Prakash M. Jeena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2008-06-01
Series:South African Family Practice
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Online Access:https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/1146
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description Although this article focuses predominantly on the management of paediatric burns, many of the principles and management protocols are universal and can be used for adults. Burns are defined as the coagulate destruction of tissue by thermal, chemical or electrical injury. This simplistic definition does, however, fail to incorporate the significant short- and long-term sequelae of these injuries, and the devastating social, functional and cosmetic consequences resulting from burn wounds.
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spelling doaj-art-b41ec51e0d084e1294f0d31eddd2d2ee2025-08-20T03:47:11ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042008-06-01503323710.1080/20786204.2008.10873713909An Approach to the Child in Respiratory DistressPrakash M. Jeena0Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of KwaZulu-NatalAlthough this article focuses predominantly on the management of paediatric burns, many of the principles and management protocols are universal and can be used for adults. Burns are defined as the coagulate destruction of tissue by thermal, chemical or electrical injury. This simplistic definition does, however, fail to incorporate the significant short- and long-term sequelae of these injuries, and the devastating social, functional and cosmetic consequences resulting from burn wounds.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/1146respiratory diseasespaediatricpneumonia
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title An Approach to the Child in Respiratory Distress
title_full An Approach to the Child in Respiratory Distress
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title_short An Approach to the Child in Respiratory Distress
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pneumonia
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