Burns injury Part I Preface Executive Summary Epidemiology Mechanism of injury International variations Risk factors Pathophysiology of burn injury Local changes Systemic changes Initial assessment of the burn injury Burn depth Burn size Burn location Initial assessment of the patient with burns ABCDE assessment Airway assessment and intervention Principles of fluid resuscitation Cyanide toxicity Prognostication Scoring systems Frailty Mass casualty situations Cardiac arrest following burn injury Interhospital transfer Burns injury Part I Burns injury Part I: Epidemiology, Initial Assessment and Management Table of contents: Preface Executive Summary Epidemiology Mechanism of injury International variations Risk factors Pathophysiology of burn injury Local changes Systemic changes Initial assessment of the burn injury Burn depth Burn size Burn location Initial assessment of the patient with burns ABCDE assessment Airway assessment and intervention Principles of fluid resuscitation Cyanide toxicity Prognostication Scoring systems Frailty Mass casualty situations Cardiac arrest following burn injury Interhospital transfer Burns injury Part I Preface Executive Summary Epidemiology Mechanism of injury International variations Risk factors Pathophysiology of burn injury Local changes Systemic changes Initial assessment of the burn injury Burn depth Burn size Burn location Initial assessment of the patient with burns ABCDE assessment Airway assessment and intervention Principles of fluid resuscitation Cyanide toxicity Prognostication Scoring systems Frailty Mass casualty situations Cardiac arrest following burn injury Interhospital transfer Burns injury Part I