ABSTRACT
Epidemiology • T h ere are m ore th an 2 m illion people b u rn e d In th e U n ited States each year.
A pprox im ately 10% o f these b u rn s will require hosp italization . • C h ild ren betw een the ages o f 1-5 m ake up 50% o f the b u rn e d p o pu la tion .
