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Skilled Medical

Skilled Medical is an international medical recruitment, placement and services firm based in Melbourne and London.

https://www.vicburns.org.au/about-us/skilled-medical

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Important considerations and FAQs

Be aware of hypothermia - it is easy to forget to keep the patient warm

https://www.vicburns.org.au/severe-burns/important-considerations-and-faqs

Other factors

https://www.vicburns.org.au/severe-burns/early-management-of-severe-burns/other-factors

Prevent heat loss

Patients with severe burns are at risk of developing hypothermia due to the loss of the skin’s thermoregulatory mechanisms.

https://www.vicburns.org.au/severe-burns/early-management-of-severe-burns/prevent-heat-loss

Urine output

https://www.vicburns.org.au/severe-burns/early-management-of-severe-burns/urine-output

Escharotomy

Escharotomy involves full thickness incision of the circumferential burn down to the subcutaneous fat, to release constricting unyielding eschar.

https://www.vicburns.org.au/severe-burns/early-management-of-severe-burns/escharotomy

Wound care

https://www.vicburns.org.au/severe-burns/early-management-of-severe-burns/wound-care

Fluid resuscitation

Fluid resuscitation aims to restore circulating volume and preserve vital organs and tissue perfusion.

https://www.vicburns.org.au/severe-burns/early-management-of-severe-burns/fluid-resuscitation

Analgesia

https://www.vicburns.org.au/severe-burns/early-management-of-severe-burns/analgesia