Burns: Challenges beyond Survival and the Way Forward

One of the most serious afflictions that one can experience is a burn injury. In both industrialized and developing nations, burns are the second leading cause of all trauma- related fatalities. The effects of the burn injury are negative in practically every aspect of the victim's life, from the bodily to the psyche. Chronic impairment is more frequently caused by the enduring, obvious corporeal stigmata of injury to the hidden psychological cicatrix. It affects people of all ages, including neonates and the elderly.