• Burns - Acute Management
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Burns/
    Burns - Acute Management …Clinical Practice Guidelines : Burns - Acute Management …   >   Health Professionals   >   Clinical Practice Guidelines   >   Burns - Acute Management In this section …
  • Burns - Post Acute Care and Dressings
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    Burns - Post Acute Care and Dressings …Clinical Practice Guidelines : Burns - Post Acute Care …   >   Health Professionals   >   Clinical Practice Guidelines   >   Burns - Post Acute Care and Dressings …
  • Burns video
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    Burns video …Clinical Practice Guidelines : Burns video The Royal … Guidelines   >   Burns video In this section Guidelines index CPG information Citing our guidelines …
  • Acute eye injury
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acute_eye_injury/
    Chemical burns, especially alkali, need immediate irrigation If a penetrating eye injury is identified … hyphaemas (causing acute glaucoma) Retinal detachment Corneal burns, either chemical or thermal alkalis … penetrate deeper and have greater potential for serious injury and delayed burns Contact lens-related …
  • Corrosives - Caustic Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Corrosives_-_Caustic_Poisoning/
    Guidelines For Initial Management Burns / management of burn wounds Acute pain management Foreign body … and painful Coagulative necrosis – depth of burn is limited by scar / eschar formation Children requiring … to eat and drink Stridor, respiratory distress Splash burns (skin / eyes) Systemic features – circulatory …
  • Alkalis poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Alkalis_poisoning/
    preparations are more likely to cause oesophageal burns than powders. Check preparations with Poisons …. Assessment Toxicity Exposure may lead to severe burns of GIT, especially oesophagus Absence of mouth …
  • Hydrofluoric acid exposure
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hydrofluoric_acid_exposure/
    Management Burns / management of burn wounds Key points Topical exposure to Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) can cause … be disproportionate to other clinical signs Assessment of burns due to skin exposure (see burns CPG ) Ingestion … Assessment of oesophageal injury Oesophageal irritation occurs with concentrations <20%. Burns may occur …
  • Child abuse
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Child_abuse/
    Any suspected or proven intracranial injury except multivehicle collision or high distance fall Burns … Unexplained burn of any type Burns to lower limbs or genitals Immersion scalds Shape of heated object Internal … are time critical See specialist guidelines for the investigation of bruising, fractures , burns , visceral …
  • Wound dressings - acute traumatic wounds
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Wound_dressings_acute_traumatic_wounds/
    Endorsed See also      Lacerations Burns Tetanus Key Points All wound care including cleaning, irrigation … stage Type of wounds and dressing options See burns for burns dressing advice Wound Type Dressing Role … when impregnated Burns. Wounds healing by secondary intention Allergy Non adherent Dry Thin perforated …
  • Intraosseous access
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Intraosseous_access/
    infection A burn on overlying skin is not a contraindication to intraosseous access. If possible, choose … a site without burns, but intraosseous can often be the only available form of access in the child … with severe burns Potential complications Failure to enter the bone marrow, with extravasation …

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.