Burns Management Guidelines
A comprehensive guide to first aid, assessing, treating and managing burns — developed by the Victorian Adult Burns Service at The Alfred.
Call 000 if you are experiencing a burns emergency.
First aid
Stop. Cool. Cover. Seek. How to treat all types of burns immediately after injury.
Minor burns
Wound care, management and referrals for minor burn injuries.
Severe burns
Treatment, management and referrals for severe burns, including major trauma.
Pioneering burns healthcare
We are the statewide provider of burns care for all Victorian adults with complex major burn injuries. Each year over 5,000 patients present to Emergency Departments throughout Victoria with burn injuries. Approximately 400 of these injuries are transferred to the states' two specialist burns services at the Alfred and Royal Children's Hospital.
Home for Christmas: Vanessa's story
When Vanessa Matheson and her family headed to a friend’s house for a BBQ in late November, her focus was squarely on one thing. Within three hours, after towelling off her seven year old daughter, Vanessa was in the back of an ambulance racing to The Alfred with burns to 17 per cent of her body.
Skilled Medical
Skilled Medical have a longstanding relationship with the Victorian Adult Burns Service since 2010. This has directly contributed to the creation of the Victorian Burns Management Guidelines in response to Black Saturday in 2009.
We are looking forward to continuing to ensure our regional, remote and rural clinicians are well equipped to manage burn care to all Victorians.
