From minor discomfort to life-threatening emergencies, burn injuries are distressingly common and a major cause of death and disability in South Africa.

Superficial burns, known as first-degree burns, affect only the epidermis, which is the outer layer of skin. The burn site will often be red, but blisters do not develop. Second-degree burns ...

On the second day of Hari Raya, emergency physician Dr Paranthaman Kane­son did not expect a critical situation to unfold at ...

A superficial burn happens when boiled water ... Mild burns usually heal in around 1 week without scarring. A second-degree burn damages the epidermis and the top of the second layer of skin ...

Superficial burns, known as first-degree burns, affect only the epidermis, which is the outer layer of skin. The burn site will often be red, but blisters do not develop. Second-degree burns ...

In treating superficial and partial-thickness tongue burns ... You should also see a healthcare provider for a burned tongue if you suspect a second- or third-degree burn that involves the following ...

Thirty-nine original articles described lesions of the external iliac artery in cyclists; one, of the common iliac artery; seven, of the common femoral artery; one, of the superficial femoral ... An ...

A BRIDE has revealed how she was left with second degree burns on her wedding day after her "colour bomb" stunt backfired. Piya explained that she and her new husband had come up with the idea of ...

People will usually be able to treat first-degree burns at home and find that the burn heals within a week. Second-degree burns are slightly deeper, reaching the second layer of skin, which ...

KUALA LUMPUR: A foreign worker has sustained second-degree burns in a fire involving three factories at Jalan Kampung Baru, Sungai Buloh, near here. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant ...