Fundamentals of Burn Injury Management

This module outlines the emergency treatment of burns and includes the principles of:

• Burn injury assessment, burn first aid and referral criteria
• Emergency management of burn patients
• Burn wound management.

The burns module is suitable for all health and student health professionals working with clients/patients who have the potential to or have sustained a burn injury, from simple scalds to burns that require emergency management and fluid resuscitation.