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  • Burns - Acute Management
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    Burns - Acute Management …Clinical Practice Guidelines : Burns - Acute Management …   >   Burns - Acute Management In this section About Clinical Practice Guidelines CPG index Paediatric …
  • Burns - Post Acute Care and Dressings
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  • Burns video
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    Burns video …Clinical Practice Guidelines : Burns video The Royal … Guidelines   >   Burns video In this section Guidelines index CPG information Citing our guidelines …
  • Acute eye injury
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    Chemical burns, especially alkali, need immediate irrigation If a penetrating eye injury is identified … hyphaemas (causing acute glaucoma) Retinal detachment Corneal burns, either chemical or thermal alkalis … penetrate deeper and have greater potential for serious injury and delayed burns Contact lens-related …
  • Corrosives - Caustic Poisoning
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    Guidelines For Initial Management Burns / management of burn wounds Acute pain management Foreign body … and painful Coagulative necrosis – depth of burn is limited by scar / eschar formation Children requiring … to eat and drink Stridor, respiratory distress Splash burns (skin / eyes) Systemic features – circulatory …
  • Hydrofluoric acid exposure
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    for Initial Management Burns / management of burn wounds Key points Topical exposure to Hydrofluoric Acid (HF … erythema. May be disproportionate to other clinical signs Assessment of burns due to skin exposure (see … burns CPG ) Ingestion Assessment of oesophageal injury Oesophageal irritation occurs with concentrations …
  • Child abuse
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    Any suspected or proven intracranial injury except multivehicle collision or high distance fall Burns … Unexplained burn of any type Burns to lower limbs or genitals Immersion scalds Shape of heated object Internal … are time critical See specialist guidelines for the investigation of bruising, fractures , burns , visceral …
  • Alkalis poisoning
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    preparations are more likely to cause oesophageal burns than powders. Check preparations with Poisons …. Assessment Toxicity Exposure may lead to severe burns of GIT, especially oesophagus Absence of mouth …
  • Wound dressings - acute traumatic wounds
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    Endorsed See also      Lacerations Burns Tetanus Key Points All wound care including cleaning, irrigation … stage Type of wounds and dressing options See burns for burns dressing advice Wound Type Dressing Role … when impregnated Burns. Wounds healing by secondary intention Allergy Non adherent Dry Thin perforated …
  • Intraosseous access
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    infection A burn on overlying skin is not a contraindication to intraosseous access. If possible, choose … a site without burns, but intraosseous can often be the only available form of access in the child … with severe burns Potential complications Failure to enter the bone marrow, with extravasation …