The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the College of Pharmacy, University of Basrah, hosted a scientific seminar entitled "Understanding Burn Injury and New Approaches to Treatment", with the participation of researchers and specialists.
The seminar featured a lecture by Asst. Lect. Rasha Nasir, who discussed the classification of burns and the nature of tissue damage resulting from various sources (thermal, chemical, electrical, radiation, and solar). The presentation highlighted the critical differences between the three degrees of burns regarding symptoms and management strategies.
The lecture focused on first-aid protocols, emphasizing immediate cooling with running water and the application of specialized treatments such as Silver Sulfadiazine. For complex third-degree cases, the necessity of specialized medical care and skin grafting was underscored as an essential life-saving procedure to restore physiological tissue integrity.
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