White Island volcano: Why New Zealand is importing skin
It is donated after death, like other organs, and can be banked for several years.But the White Island eruption is an extreme situation.
say they are currently caring for 29 patients in intensive care and burns units at four hospitals in Middlemore, Waikato, Hutt Valley and Christchurch.One Australian patient is being transported home by air ambulance, with others set to follow over the next 24-48 hours so they can be cared for nearer their families.And since each adult has about two sq m of skin, doctors have requested 120 sq m of skin from the US, where there are more tissue banks.
An initial skin graft normally lasts a couple of weeks. The idea is the body can begin to repair itself, but replacement grafts are often needed.Chief Medical Officer Dr Pete Watson, from New Zealand's National Burns Unit, said:"We currently have stock but are urgently sourcing additional supplies to meet the demand for dressing and temporary skin grafts.
"We anticipate we will require an additional 1.2 million sq cm of skin for the ongoing needs of the patients.""This has necessitated more rapid surgical treatment of these burns than is the usual case for thermal only burns," he said.
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