For a medical symptom description of 'Bitter taste in mouth', the following symptom information may be relevant to the symptoms: Bitter tastes (symptom). However, note that other causes of the symptom 'Bitter taste in mouth' may be possible.
The mortality rate among patients with burns at our two hospitals (4 percent) is consistent with those recently reported from other centers.9,10 Three risk factors for death after burns were identified: an age of more than 60 years, burn size of more than 40 percent of body-surface area, and inhalation injury.
Severe, life-threatening burns require immediate care. People who have gone into shock as a result of dehydration are given oxygen through a face mask. Large amounts of intravenous fluids are given, beginning immediately, for people who have dehydration, shock, or burns that cover a large area of the body.