Burn Prevention
This collection includes resources available to prevent pediatric burn injuries.
Halloween Safety Tips
2023
· Mount Sinai Health System
This video describes important Halloween safety tips from Dr. Carolina Pombar. She gives advice to help kids and families stay safe while trick-or-treating, such as …
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On Call for All Kids - Halloween Safety
This video describes important Halloween safety tips for kids and families. It reminds everyone to wear bright costumes, use reflective tape, and carry flashlights to …
Management of Severe Thermal Burns in the Acute Phase in Adults and Children
2020
· University of California San Francisco,
· Metz-Thionville Hospital Mercy,
· Hospital Armand Trousseau Ap-Hp,
· Lille University Hospital,
· Percy Military Teaching Hospital,
· Saint-Joseph Saint-Luc Hospital
The article explains how to care for severe burns in both adults and children during the early stages. It describes important steps like cooling the …
The ABC Daycare Disaster of Hermosillo, Mexico
2012
· Shriners Children's,
· UC Davis Health
This article discusses a tragic fire incident at the ABC Daycare facility in Hermosillo, Mexico, in 2009 where 29 children died and many others were …
Mayo Clinic Minute: Fireworks Safety Tips
2024
· Mayo Clinic
This 1-minute video provides tips for staying safe during fireworks such as using adult supervision, wearing protective eyewear, maintaining a safe distance and avoiding alcohol …
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 …
Psychological Impact of Wildfires for Burn and Trauma Survivors
This 2-page pdf reviews the impact of wildfires on adults and children, what you can do and how children are likely to respond. There is …
MI-MEDIC: Michigan Medication Emergency Dosing and Intervention Cards
2023
· Michigan Bureau of Emergency Preparedness, EMS, and Systems of Care (BEPESOC),
· Western Michigan University
This document, based on the State of Michigan EMS Protocols, 2023 revisions, contains cards that describe emergency medication dosing and interventions for both pediatric and …
Evaluating an Urban Pediatric Hospital’s Scald Burn Prevention Program
2021
· Tower Health,
· Drexel University
The article describes a study on a scald burn prevention program at an urban pediatric hospital. The program aimed to teach caregivers of young children …
Actionable, Revised (v.3), and Amplified American Burn Association Triage Tables for Mass Casualties: A Civilian Defense Guideline
2020
· University of New Orleans,
· University of North Carolina School of Medicine,
· University of Michigan,
· University of Tennessee,
· American Burn Association,
· University of California, Davis
The article is about new guidelines for handling mass burn casualties. It describes how the American Burn Association has updated triage tables to help doctors …