Manejo inicial del niño quemado: lo que el médico general debe saber
Felipe Sánchez Correa⁽¹⁾, Dra. Paulina Menchaca⁽²⁾, Dra. Carmen Gloria Rostion^(3)
1Interno VII año medicina, Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Chile.
²Servicio Cirugía Infantil Hospital Clínico de Niños Dr. Roberto del Río.
³Servicio Cirugía Infantil Hospital Clínico de Niños Dr. Roberto del Río. Universidad de Chile Departamento de Pediatría y Cirugía Infantil Campus Norte

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Pediatric burns are a relevant public health problem,  not only because of its mortality rate  but for the esthetic and functional sequelaes that cause psychological and social dysfunction.

It remains a prevalent accident during childhood , despite prevention campaings .

The knowledge of the  physiopathology  and its adecuate diagnosis (determining the causal agent, the extent and depth), leads to a good initial management of burned children, improving the prognosis, reducing  mortality and morbidity minimizing sequelae in order to  provide a normal upbringing.

Key words: Burn, Children, Management