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  • Initial Management of the Patient with Severe Burns
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  • Primary Survey
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  • Electrical Injury and Burns
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  • Chemical Burns
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  • History
  • Head to Toe Examination of All Systems & Immediate Management
  • Assess Extent of Burn
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Head to Toe Examination of All Systems & Immediate Management

Specific points to note in the secondary survey with respect to burn injury:

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