Ms Pei Fen Seah1 1Department of Physiotherapy, Singapore General Hospital, , Singapore Abstract: The aim of medical care, including burn care, is to enable people to return to functional lives after illness or injury. With burns becoming increasingly survivable, enabling...
- 21 June 2018
Dr Isobel Yeap1, Dr Kersandra Begley1, Dr Aruna Wijewardana1, Dr John Vandervord1 1Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia Abstract: Background: The villain with the scarred or disfigured face is a widespread trope in contemporary film. Often, facial scars serve as...
- 21 June 2018
Dr Isobel Yeap1, Dr Aruna Wijewardana1, Anne Darton1, Dr John Vandervord1 1Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia Abstract: Background: As well as allowing one to see, hear, speak, eat and breathe, the face is central to one’s ability to...
- 21 June 2018
Dr Isobel Yeap1, Dr Aruna Wijewardana1, Dr John Vandervord1 1Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia Abstract: Factor XII deficiency has an estimated incidence of 1-3%. For many years, it was believed to be unique amongst the factor deficiencies in...
- 21 June 2018
Dr Isobel Yeap1, Dr Aruna Wijewardana1, Dr John Vandervord1 1Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia Abstract: The burned ear represents a unique challenge for several reasons. One of the reasons is that the ear has little soft tissue coverage,...
- 21 June 2018
Dr Tam Quinn1, Dr Hein Maung1 1Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia Abstract: Introduction:Plaster of Paris can reach temperatures of up to 82.2°C and cause thermal injuries. Factors contributing to high plaster temperatures include plaster thickness, temperature of the dipping water, the...
- 21 June 2018
Dr Christopher Maguire1, Dr Bhaveshkumar Patel1,2,3, Dr Craig McBride1,2,3 1Pegg Leditschke Children’s Burns Centre, South Brisbane, Australia, 2School of Medicine, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, 3Centre for Children’s Burns and Trauma Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Abstract: Background: ‘Frosties’ are...
- 21 June 2018
Dr Craig McBride1, Ms Margit Kempf1,2, Professor Roy Kimble1,2, Associate Professor Kellie Stockton1,2 1Pegg Leditschke Children’s Burns Centre, Centre for Children’s Burns and Trauma Research, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Australia, 2Surgical Team: Infants, Toddlers, Children (STITCh); Lady Cilento Children’s...
- 20 June 2018
Dr Hamed Amani1, Dr Sigrid Blome-Eberwein1, Dr Daniel Lozano1 1Lehigh Valley Regional Burn Center, Allentown, United States Introduction:Reconstruction of complex wounds continues to be challenging and has traditionally relied on either tissue rearrangement or use of dermal matrices to restore...
- 20 June 2018
Dr Craig McBride1,2, Professor Roy Kimble1,2, Associate Professor Kellie Stockton1,2 1Pegg Leditschke Children’s Burns Centre, Centre for Children’s Burns and Trauma Research, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia, 2Surgical Team: Infants, Toddlers, Children (STITCh); Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, South Brisbane, Australia...
- 20 June 2018