Burn Treatment Information

The information on this site is maintained by the B.C. Burn Network Society.

Always seek medical treatment for serious burns.

We welcome contributions and comments from anyone in the medical community.

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Burn Treatment Centres in Canada

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Burn Treatment Information:

• Objectives
• Overview of Initial treatment
• Emergent or Shock Phase
• Assessment of Smoke or Heat Inhalation Injury
• Assessment of Burn Severity and Extent
  • Estimating Burn Severity
    • First Degree
    • Second Degree
    • Third Degree
  • Estimating Burn Extent
    • Rule of Nines
    • Lund and Bowder Chart
    • Patient's Palm Size
• Special Concerns
• Categories of Burns - Assessment and Initial Treatment
  • Electrical Burns
  • Chemical Burns
  • Thermal Burns
  • Scald Burns
• Decision Making Guidelines
• Pre-Transport Support Guidelines
  • The First Hour
    • Respiratory Support
    • Fluid Resuscitation
    • Surgical Procedures
    • Pain Control
    • Wound Care Management
    • Pscho/Social Support
  • The First Four Hours
    • Respiratory support
    • Fluid Resuscitation
    • Surgical Procedures
    • Pain Control
    • Wound Care Management
    • Psycho/Social Support
  • After Four Hours
    • Respiratory Support
    • Fluid Resuscitation
    • Surgical Procedures
    • Pain Control
    • Wound Care Management
    • Psycho/Social Support
    • Nutritional Support
    • Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy Support
• No Resuscitation
• Shock and Acute Phase - Community Hospital Treatment
• Assessment of Inhalation Injury, Burn Extent and Severity
• Management Guidelines
  • Respiratory Support
  • Fluid Resuscitation
    • Urine Output
    • Clinical Assessment of Euvolemia
  • Surgical Procedures
    • Escharotomies
    • Debridement and Skin Grafting
  • Pain Control
  • Wound Care Management
    • Cleansing
    • Bathing
    • Dressings
    • Face Care
    • Scalp Care
    • Ear Care
    • Elevation
  • Psycho/Social Support
  • Nutritional Support
    • Goals of Nutritional Care
    • Target Groups
    • Nutritional Assessment
  • Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy
    • Posiitoning
    • Splinting
    • Range of Motion
    • Mobility
• Rehabilitation Phase
  • Respiratory Support
  • Fluid Resuscitation
  • Surgical Procedures
  • Pain Control
  • Wound Care Management
  • Psycho/Social Support
  • Nutritional Support
  • Physiotherapy Support
  • Occupational Therapy Support
• Reconstruction Phase
  • Surgical Procedures
• Follow-Up Burn Clinic

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