Burn Prevention
This collection includes resources available to prevent pediatric burn injuries.
Keeping Kids Safe: Extreme Heat, Pavement Burns, and Chemical Burns
This webpage describes how to keep kids safe from burns caused by extreme heat, hot pavement, and chemicals. It explains that children can get serious …
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Burn Prevention, First Aid and Calling 911
This webpage explains how to prevent and treat burns, especially for children, older adults, and people with disabilities. It describes safety tips like keeping pot …
Topic Collection: Burns
This webpage provides technical resources for healthcare facility staff to plan for burn casualties due to various incidents. It includes resources for emergency burn care …
Burn Triage and Treatment of Thermal Injuries in a Radiation Emergency
This webpage from Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM) explains how to treat burn injuries during a radiation emergency. It describes the importance of early care, …
JIT Learning Series | Introduction to Explosives and Incendiaries
The video is about explosives and incendiary devices. It describes the dangers of these devices, how they cause injuries, and ways to treat those injuries. …
Healthcare Coalition Burn Surge Annex Template
This template helps healthcare groups plan for emergencies with many burn victims. It describes how to manage resources, decide where patients go, and work with …
A Simplified Fluid Resuscitation Formula for Burns in Mass Casualty Scenarios: Analysis of the Consensus Recommendation From the WHO Emergency Medical Teams Technical Working Group on Burns
2021
· Sheba Medical Center,
· Percy Military Teaching Hospital,
· Val-de-Grâce Military Medical Academy,
· Swansea University,
· International Network for Training, Education and Research in Burns,
· The University of Manchester,
· Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
· Respond Global,
· Ministry of Internal Affairs (Romania),
· Tel Aviv University,
· University of Notre Dame, Western Australia,
· University of Tasmania
This article describes a new, simple formula for giving fluids to burn victims in mass casualty events. This formula was recommended by the WHO Emergency …
Blast Injuries in Children: A Mixed-Methods Narrative Review
2019
· Imperial College London,
· Royal Army Medical Corps,
· Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
This review analyzes studies on pediatric blast injuries, focusing on demographics, injury patterns, and care needs. Findings show that most injured children are male, with …
Patient Care Priorities for the First 24 hours in Burn Mass Casualty for Non-Burn Physicians
The document is a guide for non-burn doctors on caring for burn patients in the first 24 hours after a mass casualty event. It describes …
Decontamination Effectiveness and the Necessity of Innovation in a Large-Scale Disaster Simulation
This article is about decontamination during large-scale disasters like chemical or nuclear events. It describes a study using a liquid-based contaminant to test how well …