Burns Injury Preface Introduction Epidemiology Types of Burn Injury Flame Injury Flash Injury Contact Burns Scald Injury Electrical injury Lightning Injuries Chemical Burns Burn Injury Severity Burn Area Burn Depth Pre hospital Care Priority Cooling Airway Management on scene Intravenous Access and Fluid resuscitation When to transfer the patient to a burn unit Hospital Care Hospital Fluid Management Fluid resuscitation; 0-24 h Fluid considerations during very early surgical intervention Fluids; 24-72h Complications of Fluid Management (The Fluid Creep) Temperature Management Active Temperature control Anaesthesia Anaesthesia During Dressing Anaesthesia During Surgery Perioperative blood loss Key anaesthetic issues for burn surgery Haemostasis Surgical Procedures Escharotomy Excision of the burn wound Wound Grafting Key Issues in the Burns Intensive Care Unit (BICU) Inhalation injury Acute Alcohol Intoxication Infection Invasive Infections Antibiotics Metabolic alterations Nutritional support Energy Requirements Nutrition route Macronutrients Micronutrients Non nutritional modulation of metabolism Multiple Organ Failure Analgesia and sedation Delirium Psychological screening. Its utility and ability to predict long term outcome following Burns injury. Burns in Children Epidemiology and Prevention Child Abuse How does burn care in children differ from burn care in adults? Delirium and Pain Ethics Outcome Burn Care Research Burn Mass casualties Burns Injury Burns Injury Table of contents: Preface Burns Injury Preface Introduction Epidemiology Types of Burn Injury Flame Injury Flash Injury Contact Burns Scald Injury Electrical injury Lightning Injuries Chemical Burns Burn Injury Severity Burn Area Burn Depth Pre hospital Care Priority Cooling Airway Management on scene Intravenous Access and Fluid resuscitation When to transfer the patient to a burn unit Hospital Care Hospital Fluid Management Fluid resuscitation; 0-24 h Fluid considerations during very early surgical intervention Fluids; 24-72h Complications of Fluid Management (The Fluid Creep) Temperature Management Active Temperature control Anaesthesia Anaesthesia During Dressing Anaesthesia During Surgery Perioperative blood loss Key anaesthetic issues for burn surgery Haemostasis Surgical Procedures Escharotomy Excision of the burn wound Wound Grafting Key Issues in the Burns Intensive Care Unit (BICU) Inhalation injury Acute Alcohol Intoxication Infection Invasive Infections Antibiotics Metabolic alterations Nutritional support Energy Requirements Nutrition route Macronutrients Micronutrients Non nutritional modulation of metabolism Multiple Organ Failure Analgesia and sedation Delirium Psychological screening. Its utility and ability to predict long term outcome following Burns injury. Burns in Children Epidemiology and Prevention Child Abuse How does burn care in children differ from burn care in adults? Delirium and Pain Ethics Outcome Burn Care Research Burn Mass casualties Burns Injury
