Studies on Flash Burns: The Relation of the Time and Intensity of Applied Thermal Energy to the Severity of Burns

Further Studies on the Relationship Between Exposure Time and Depth of Damage of Moderate and Severe Cutaneous Burns

“…This finding was cotrtTBdictory both to so«e theoretical predictions of the relationship between severity of dauiage atid exposure time and to e:^erlfflestal results obtained by assessing burn severity by surface appearance alone (3,4). It was proposed that this phenottenon is due to reactions lia superficial layers of skin, and that these occur when the "steaa blebs" and the char of the k-i-and 5+ surface alterations occur (l| 2^ k).…”

Study on Flash Burns: The Influence of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Production of Cutaneous Burns

“…The lesions were evaluated 2k-hours after burning and graded by the classification previously described (6,8 One hundred forty-eight of the burns were biopsied 2il-hours after burning, fixed in Bouin's solution, and stained by hematoxylin and eosin.…”

Operation Upshot-Knothole, Nevada Proving Grounds, March-June 1953. Project 8.5. Thermal Radiation Protection Afforded Test Animals by Fabric Assemblies

“…These tests were carried out (1) to determine the protective value of a limited number of clothing combinations, (2) to obtain field information that could be related to laboratory data on fabric protective characteristics, (3) to investigate the value of a fire resistant treatment in reducing thermal injuries, and (4) to study the effect of various details of clothing design on thermal protection.…”

“…(3,4,5) Most of this work has been done on unprotected skin. Only recently has attention been focused on burns which result from thermal energy impinging upon a layer or layers of fabric placed against or in close procimity to the skin of test animals.…”