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Burns: Risk Factors, Aetiology by Agent and Degrees of Skin Damage

Builds burns classification from the causative agent: flame and contact thermal injury, high-voltage electrical injury, acids and alkalis, radiation and inhalation. Each degree is set against the skin layer damaged, its symptoms and its cause.

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