Ellis A, Rylah T A
North East Thames Regional Burns Unit, St Andrew's Hospital, Essex.
Br J Hosp Med. 1990 Sep;44(3):206-8.
Treatment of a patient with a severe thermal injury differs greatly from that of a victim of multiple trauma: if there have been no other injuries, the burned patient will be transferred as soon as possible to a regional burns unit. Our suggested protocol highlights the differences and their management.