War burns: a simplified resuscitation protocol.
The fluid resuscitation of burn injuries in mass casualty situations, such as war, presents a formidable challenge. The possibility of overwhelming numbers of patients to be treated by inexperienced personnel dictates the adoption of a safe, simple and effective regimen. In the burn treatment protocol presented here, this regimen is computed in advance and displayed in a simple tabular form.
Milner
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Trauma Section, Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment, Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Rylah
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LT
D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D014857:Warfare