Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

• Background
  •  Including cause, prevalence, and prognosis.
• Assessment
  •  How to assess someone with a burn or scald.
• Management
  •  How to manage burns and scalds.
• Optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
• An audit suggestion
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn:

• Ensure appropriate referral of major burns and scalds.
• Manage symptoms and provide pain relief.
• Be aware of when to consider or suspect child maltreatment, and manage appropriately.
• Manage and promote wound healing and prevent complications such as infection and scarring, where possible.
• Provide tetanus prophylaxis, where appropriate.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered