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Introduction
INTRODUCTION The last 50 years have seen great strides made to reduce both morbidity and mortalit...
Ionising radiation injury
Ionising radiation injury These injuries can be divided into groups depending on whether radiatio...
INFLAMMATION AND CIRCULATORY CHANGES
INFLAMMATION AND CIRCULATORY CHANGES The circulatory changes initiated by a burn injury are compl...
INJURY TO THE AIRWA Y AND LUNGS
INJURY TO THE AIRWA Y AND LUNGS Burns can also damage the airway and lungs, with life-threat enin...
INJURY TO THE SKIN
INJURY TO THE SKIN Burns cause a multisystem injury , but by far the most common organ a ff ecte...
Hypertonic saline
Hypertonic saline Hypertonic saline is used in some centres; it produces hyper osmolality and hyp...
IMMEDIATE CARE OF THE BURN PATIENT Prehospital car
IMMEDIATE CARE OF THE BURN PATIENT Prehospital care Good prehospital care is essential in ensurin...
IMMEDIATE CARE OF THE BURN PATIENT Prehospital care
IMMEDIATE CARE OF THE BURN PATIENT Prehospital care Good prehospital care is essential in ensurin...
Group B burns full-thickness and deep dermal burn
Group B burns: full-thickness and deep dermal burns The management of the burn wound remains the...
Group B burns full-thickness and deep dermal burns
Group B burns: full-thickness and deep dermal burns The management of the burn wound remains the...
Hospital care
Hospital care The principles of managing an acute burn injury follow the advanced trauma life su...
FURTHER READING
FURTHER READING Australian and New Zealand Burn Association. Emergency management of severe burn...
Group A burns superficial dermal partial-thickness burns
Group A burns: superficial dermal partial-thickness burns There are two key concepts for managing ...
Group A burns superficial dermal partial-thickness
Group A burns: superficial dermal partial-thickness burns There are two key concepts for managing ...
Energy balance and nutrition
Energy balance and nutrition Any adult with a burn greater than 15% (10% in children) of TBSA has...
Escharotomy
Escharotomy Circumferential full-thickness burns to the limbs and torso require emergency surgery...
FLUID RESUSCITATION
FLUID RESUSCITATION As the understanding of ‘fluid shifts’ developed, the intro - duction of flui...
Crystalloid resuscitation
Crystalloid resuscitation Hartmann’s solution or Ringer’s lactate is the most commonly used cryst...
Danger to peripheral circulation
Danger to peripheral circulation In full-thickness burns, the collagen fibres are coagulated. The ...
Delayed reconstruction and scar management
Delayed reconstruction and scar management Delayed reconstruction of burn injuries is common for...