Resumen

BEATO CANFUX, Abraham; BORBON MENDOZA, Jesús; GONZALEZ PLANAS, Gema  y  MARINO FERNANDEZ, Juan A.. Clasificación del herido por quemaduras en condiciones normales y situaciones de contingencia. Rev Cub Med Mil [online]. 2001, vol.30, n.2, pp.120-124. ISSN 0138-6557.

A bibliographic review of the classifications of the prognoses of life of the wounded as a result of burns under normal conditions and contingencies is made. The way used in Cuba to classify the prognosis, which has been applied at the Burns Service of "Dr. Luis Díaz Soto" Higher Institute of Military Medicine for more than 25 years, was particularly analyzed and the critreria of experts were taken into account to propose 2 classifications, one for contingencies into 3 types of burned patients: mild, moderate and severe, including the priorities for evacuation, and the other to be used in times of peace with 2 groups of patients: group 1) the wounded by burns affecting up to 4 % of the body surface, and group 2) the wounded by burns affecting more than 4 % of the body surface. These classifications that are based on the burn size allow a more adequate flow to give attention to the patient according to the levels of priority.

Palabras clave : BURNS [classifications]; BURNS [surgery]; SURGERY, PLASTIC; CHEMICAL WARFARE; DISASTERS; MILITARY MEDICINE.

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