1. Western Trauma Association critical decisions in trauma: Preferred triage and initial management of the burned patient
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Karen Brasel, Matthew J. Martin, John T. Schulz, Hasan B. Alam, Eugene E. Moore, Carlos V.R. Brown, Amanda P Bettencourt, Kenji Inaba, Gary Vercruysse, Linwood Haith, and Tina L Palmieri
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Burn injury ,resuscitation ,Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,Emergency Care ,law.invention ,0302 clinical medicine ,Injury Severity Score ,Randomized controlled trial ,law ,Surgical ,Patient-Centered Care ,burn ,Medicine ,Child ,Societies, Medical ,Age Factors ,Standard of Care ,Injuries and accidents ,humanities ,Management algorithm ,Algorithm ,Practice Guidelines as Topic ,Critical Pathways ,Medical emergency ,Burns ,Specialties ,Adult ,Physical Injury - Accidents and Adverse Effects ,Clinical Sciences ,Clinical Decision-Making ,MEDLINE ,Nursing ,Article ,Specialties, Surgical ,03 medical and health sciences ,Clinical Research ,Medical ,Humans ,Association (psychology) ,business.industry ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,Retrospective cohort study ,medicine.disease ,Emergency & Critical Care Medicine ,Triage ,United States ,Surgery ,Societies ,business - Abstract
This is a recommended management algorithm from the Western Trauma Association addressing the management of victims of burn injury. Because there is a paucity of published prospective randomized clinical trials that have generated Class I data, these recommendations are based primarily on published retrospective studies, clinical guidelines, and the expert opinion of members of the Western Trauma Association in conjunction with partner members of the American Burn Association. The algorithm and accompanying comments represent one safe and sensible approach that can be followed at most trauma centers. We recognize that there may be patient or institutional factors that warrant deviation from the published algorithm. We would encourage institutions to use this document as a starting point toward a dialog with local burn centers to collaboratively create a patient-centered care experience for the victims of minor burn injuries arriving at local trauma centers.
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- 2019