title: Accident & emergency: care and transfer of the burns patient.
abstract: A patient with major burns requires intervention from highly skilled nursing and medical teams on arrival at the accident and emergency department, and those staff without proper training can lack confidence in dealing with such a situation. The author offers guidance and advice for nurses in A&E on initial treatment of the burns patient, and discusses the preparation necessary before transferring the victim to another area, as well as the transfer itself.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Locke
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D002056:Burns / Q000451:nursing*; D004630:Emergencies / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D014187:Transportation of Patients