Figure 3
Thermal injury causes red cell lysis resulting in the production of fragmented red cells (FRC). (A) FRC across time (n = 39) differences in kinetics were compared to data from control cohort (n = 40) using a Mann-Whitney test; *p < 0.005. (B) A representative scatter graph displaying FRC (black circle) detectable on day 1 post injury. (C) A representative scatter graph displaying FRC (black circle) detectable on day 13 post injury. The intensity of the forward scatter (FSC, y-axis) indicates the cell volume and the side fluorescence indicates the amount of DNA and RNA present in the cell (SFL, x-axis). Colour key for scatter graphs; light blue = optical platelet count, dark blue = mature red blood cells, purple to orange = reticulocyte fractions.
