Trauma & Emergency Surgery
Burns
Burn injury from the roadside to the ward: the body's response, prehospital care and transport, the priorities in a major burn, and how depth and area are assessed and fluid calculated.
What this lecture covers
- Definition and aetiology of burn injury
- The body's systemic response to burns
- Clinical features and immediate care
- Prehospital care and transportation
- Hospital care: the priorities in a major burn
- Airway and breathing — inhalation injury
- Assessment of burn area and depth
- Fluid resuscitation and ongoing management
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