Pre-hospital care in burn injury

Prabhat Shrivastava; Arun Goel

doi:10.4103/0970-0358.70720

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2010; 43(S 01): S15-S22
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.70720

Review Article

Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Pre-hospital care in burn injury

Prabhat Shrivastava

Departments of Burns, Plastic, Maxillofacial & Microvascular Surgery, Lok Nayak Hospital & Associated Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi – 110 002, India

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Arun Goel

Departments of Burns, Plastic, Maxillofacial & Microvascular Surgery, Lok Nayak Hospital & Associated Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi – 110 002, India

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ABSTRACT

The care provided to the victims of burn injury immediately after sustaining burns can largely affect the extent and depth of the wound. Although standard guidelines have been formulated by various burn associations, they are still not well known to public at large in our country. In burn injuries, most often, the bystanders are the first care providers. The swift implementation of the measures described in this article for first aid in thermal, chemical, electrical and inhalational injuries in the practical setting, within minutes of sustaining the burn, plays a vital role and can effectively reduce the morbidity and mortality to a great extent. In case of burn disasters, triage needs to be carried out promptly as per the defined protocols. Proper communication and transport from the scene of the accident to the primary care centre and onto the burn care facility greatly influences the execution of the management plans

KEY WORDS

Burn injury - first aid - pre-hospital care - triage

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