Burns. 26 / 
Vincent Gabriel, Radha Holavanahalli, and Karen Kowalske 
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<br/><br/> Significant advances in management have resulted in an increase  in survival after burn injury in regions of the world with access to <br/>current medical and surgical resources. As a consequence, burn  survivors with access to up-to-date care and who tend to be young  adults have long-term sequelae that impair function and limit  return to preinjury function, including work and community <br/>reintegration. Up to 1 million burns require treatment annually  in North America, and over 10 times as many burns occur worldwide. In low-income and middle-income countries, mortality is  significantly greater than in high-income countries.98 The future  of burn care will be challenged by the expense and complexity of  treatment, a predicted shortage of qualified burn care providers, and an aging population