Medical retrieval response to major burns
From #CodaZero Live, Phil Parry shares the impact a medical retrieval team can have on the treatment and outcome of patients suffering from major burns. Over a two year period, the team were involved with 203 major burns in NSW. Phil discusses the benefits of a medical retrieval response to prehospital patients suffering from major burns. He explains what the response might look like and the treatment that they are capable of in the field that will set them down the correct treatment path. Despite being a small team, what they can offer to a patient with major burns is significant. Senior medical decision making capability, advanced pain management, the ability for an anaesthetic and airway control, the list goes on. First, they determine how much of the patient is burnt. Then, they commence treatment. Tune into the podcast to hear firsthand, the impact this team has on the outcome of patients suffering from major burns.
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