review of the emergency management of severe burns (emsb) course
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Letter to the Editor
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Burns 32 (2006) 391Review of the emergency management of severe burns(EMSB) course
Sir,
Having recently completed the emergency management
of severe burns (EMSB) course we would like to
congratulate the British Burn Association (BBA) on
providing it. There are several courses that have wide
appeal and uptake such as the advanced trauma life support
(ATLS), advanced life support (ALS) and paediatric
advanced life support (PALS) courses. These courses aim
to improve the performance of healthcare professionals who
are involved in the management of acutely unwell patients.
Prompt and effective assessment, resuscitation and
transfer of the patient with severe burns has been shown
to improve outcome [1,2]. However there is considerable
variation in the standard of this initial management [3].
The EMSB course is organised by the British Burns
Association and is held regularly at several different
locations throughout the UK. Currently it is mainly attended
by Plastic surgery trainees and nurses involved in the
management of burned patients.
Outside the plastics and burns community it is not widely
known that this course exists. This course would also benefit
a much wider spectrum of medical personnel who are
involved in the initial management of burns patients. A&E
doctors and nursing staff, anaesthetists and surgical trainees0305-4179/$30.00 # 2006 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved.doi:10.1016/j.burns.2005.12.013who form trauma teams would all find the course extremely
helpful in the assessment and early management of the
multiply injured burned patient and patients with complex
burns.References
[1] The Education Committee of the Australian and New Zealand Burn
Association. Emergency management of severe burns (EMSB) course
manual, 8th ed., January 2004.
[2] Stone CA, Pape SA. Evolution of the emergency management of severe
burns (EMSB) course in the UK. Burns 1999;25(3):2624.
[3] Ashworth HL, Cubison TC, Gilbert PM, Sim KM. Treatment before
transfer: the patient with burns. Emerg Med J 2001;18(5):34951.
Andrew J. Lindford*
Michael J. Lamyman
Philip Lim
Queen Victoria Hospital,
Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery,
Holtye Road, East Grinstead, Sussex RH19 3DZ, UK
*Tel.: +44 787 6768727
E-mail address: [email protected]
(A.J. Lindford)
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