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Nursing care to children with burn injuries

The author outline the most common causes of burn injuries in children, the classification of burns according to the seriousness of the wounds and the physical and psychological care of such patients. She also mentions the attention to be given to burned children's parents.

Pediatric nursing; Burns; Nursing care


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