Injured Patient. As pointed out in the “green book,” the name change that occurred in the
early 1990s was intended to convey the notion of “optimal care, given available resources,” …

Advances in medicine have brought immense possibilities in therapy but at a price including
tremendous financial costs and also protracted human suffering. Cardiopulmonary …

The issues related to end of life decisions and mortality in the intensive care unit are
common occurrences for the nursing staff. For the Critical Care/Burn nurse, issues such as …

Case managers and life care planners are often appropriate professionals to assist with the
care of people who have experienced burns. With more than 1,000,000 people who are …

Burn care is not difficult, and that is the hard thing about it! The three interventions that
consistently thwart death on a regular basis are fluid, food and immediate surgery. By …

A study was carried out to evaluate burn nurses' attitudes toward do-not-resuscitate (DNR)
orders. Questionnaires were submitted to 57 staff members, 52 of whom responded. Seventy …

The resuscitation of severe burn remains a controversial area within the burn care
profession. There is ongoing debate as to what percentage burn is associated with a …

Burn management has developed over time to encompass care that includes more than just
survival but also quality of life and successful reintegration into society. Identification of …