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Consensus on the prehospital approach to burns patient management

Faculty of Pre-hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, prehosp{at}rcsed.ac.uk

Keith Porter

Faculty of Pre-hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

Burns patients form a large group of trauma patients cared for by rst-aiders, ambulance staff, nurses and doctors before reaching specialist care in hospital. Guidance for these important carers is often poor or confused and this engenders anxiety and detracts from optimal patient care. This paper outlines nine key steps in the initial management of burn patients in the prehospital environment based on current available evidence and a consensus of specialists of all disciplines caring for burns patients. The basis of care should be that simple things should always be performed well.

Key Words: burns • rst-aid • prehospital

Trauma, Vol. 5, No. 2, 97-101 (2003)
DOI: 10.1191/1460408603ta274oa


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