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BURNS < 1% Management of burns in children DECISION FLOW CHART SORT May 2018 Review 2021 www.sort.nhs.uk BURNS > 1% + COMPLEX BURNS BURNS > 20% + INHALATIONAL BURNS Manage locally IF CONCERNED Ring Salisbury Burns Unit 01722 345507 DISCUSS WITH Salisbury Burns Unit 01722 345507 SORT REFERRAL A conference call will be arranged with the SWUK Children’s Burns Centre CRTERIA FOR COMPLEX BURNS SITE Face, hands, perineum, feet, circumferential DEPTH Full thickness any site MECHANISM Chemical, radiation, high pressure, electrical AGE < 5 years TOXIC SHOCK Delayed onset of high temperature, rash, D&V, shocked BURNS DRESSINGS Non-Chemical Use Cling Film Chemical discuss with Salisbury FOR SIMPLE BURNS < 1% BODY SURFACE AREA THERE IS NO BURNS SPECIFIC FLUID MANAGEMENT FOR ALL OTHER BURNS REFER TO THE SWUK CHILDREN’S BURN CENTRE GUIDANCE BELOW 02380 775502

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Page 1: Management of burns in children - SORT · 2018-10-08 · BURNS < 1% Management of burns in children DECISION FLOW CHART SORT May 2018 Review 2021 BURNS > 1% + COMPLEX BURNS

BURNS<1%

Managementofburnsinchildren

DECISIONFLOWCHART

SORTMay2018Review2021www.sort.nhs.uk

BURNS>1%+COMPLEXBURNS

BURNS>20%+INHALATIONALBURNS

ManagelocallyIFCONCERNED

RingSalisburyBurnsUnit

01722345507

DISCUSSWITHSalisburyBurnsUnit

01722345507

SORTREFERRALAconferencecallwillbearrangedwiththeSWUKChildren’sBurnsCentre

CRTERIAFORCOMPLEXBURNSSITE Face,hands,perineum,feet,circumferential

DEPTH Fullthicknessanysite

MECHANISM Chemical,radiation,highpressure,electrical

AGE <5years

TOXICSHOCK Delayedonsetofhightemperature,rash,D&V,shocked

BURNSDRESSINGSNon-Chemical–UseClingFilm

Chemical–discusswithSalisbury

FORSIMPLEBURNS<1%BODYSURFACEAREATHEREISNOBURNSSPECIFICFLUIDMANAGEMENT

FORALLOTHERBURNSREFERTOTHESWUKCHILDREN’S

BURNCENTREGUIDANCEBELOW

02380 775502

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