Full thickness burns: Adult
Created July 2018
Contact Information
Developed by: T. Polak
Developed for: Interior Health
Submitted by: CHolmes
Contact Email: simulation@interiorhealth.ca
Peer Reviewed: <strong>No</strong> (Has not been peer reviewed or the information will be provided later)
Scenario Information
Case Summary:
38 year old male, working in home garage (door closed), sustained serious burns when a nearby container of flammable liquid caught aligaht. He tried to put out the fire using a Class A fire extinguisher which caused a massive fireball. Initial appearance: singed nose hairs and soot around his mouth/lips; patient is grimacing and yelling in pain with a hoarse voice; patient is pale with pink mucous membranes. Patient has sustained burns to face, neck, chest, abdomen, arms, hands and thighs.
Target Learning Groups:
Physicians, Nursing, Interprofessional Team
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Proposed Setting:
Emergency Department
Educational Goals:
Demonstrate ,anagement of a serious burns patient, including recognition of airway compromise due to inhalation injury
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