Transfer & Referal

In Victoria, patients with severe burn injuries are transported to two specialised burns centres which are staffed and equipped appropriately to manage burns…

Burn Assessment

The major determinant of prognosis is the severity of injury. Several studies exploring factors predictive of death following burn injury reported a strong correlation between burn area and age…

First Aid

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Severe Burns

A person with severe burns has suffered a major trauma injury and must undergo routine trauma care starting with the primary and secondary trauma survey so that immediate life threatening conditions are…

Minor Burns

Each year, 5000 people with burn injuries present to emergency departments across Victoria (1). The vast majority of these are minor superficial burns which heal without complication within 10 – 14 days …

Resources

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The Alfred Hospital gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support and contribution of Skilled Medical in funding this project.  For more information on Skilled Medical, please visit www.skilledmedical.com
Supported by:

Ambulance Victoria The Alfred Victorian Adult Burn Services at The Alfred The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne