Prehospital treatment of severely burned patients: a retrospective analysis of patients admitted to the Berlin burn centre.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prehospital management of severely burned patients is extremely challenging. It should include adequate analgesia, decision-making on the necessity of prehospital endotracheal intubation and the administration of crystalloid fluids. Guidelines recommend immediate transport to specialised burn centres when certain criteria are met. To date, there is still insufficient knowledge on the characteristics of prehospital emergency treatment. We sought to investigate the current practice and its potential effects on patient outcome.

Methods

We conducted a single centre, retrospective cohort analysis of severely burned patients (total burned surface area > 20%), admitted to the Berlin burn centre between 2014 and 2019. The relevant data was extracted from Emergency Medical

SUBMITTER: Josuttis D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11323598 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature