Melbourne MICA
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Hi all,
Haven't been on the forum for a while. Have been working on burns issues for some time and I am interested in your local regions burn first aid protocol, particularly whether you cool and/or dress burns with Hydrogel dressings (eg WaterJel, BurnShield, Burnfree). The US in particular has a number of approaches to burn first aid by EMS with no apparent standardisation at any level. (Nor do any other national EMS jurisdictions for that matter so not a dig at the US).
Have recently had published a systematic review in The International Wound Journal:
("The efficacy of hydrogel dressings as a first aid measure for burn wound management in the pre-hospital setting:a systematic review of the literature") Refer PubMed and Ovid abstract.
I am very interested to learn the rationales for dry dressing approaches in US EMS guidelines as well as any other alternative approaches and why your medical director chooses that guideline approach.
Cheers
Melbourne MICA
Haven't been on the forum for a while. Have been working on burns issues for some time and I am interested in your local regions burn first aid protocol, particularly whether you cool and/or dress burns with Hydrogel dressings (eg WaterJel, BurnShield, Burnfree). The US in particular has a number of approaches to burn first aid by EMS with no apparent standardisation at any level. (Nor do any other national EMS jurisdictions for that matter so not a dig at the US).
Have recently had published a systematic review in The International Wound Journal:
("The efficacy of hydrogel dressings as a first aid measure for burn wound management in the pre-hospital setting:a systematic review of the literature") Refer PubMed and Ovid abstract.
I am very interested to learn the rationales for dry dressing approaches in US EMS guidelines as well as any other alternative approaches and why your medical director chooses that guideline approach.
Cheers
Melbourne MICA