title: Initial Management of Burns.
abstract: Burns is a preventable tragedy, which is unfortunately still common in India. The possibility of disfigurement, death and emotional trauma as a result of burns is a shattering experience to the victim as well as his/her family. Proper initial management can salvage many such unfortunate victims. Burns patients require close monitoring, barrier nursing and sympathetic attitude of medical and paramedical staff in a burns ICU to have a reasonable chance of survival.
authors.affiliation: Senior Advisor (Surgery & Reconstructive Surgery), Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune-40.
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Dogra
keywords: Burns; Inhalation injury; Resuscitation; Wound management