Modern principles of burn treatment

According to the World Health Organization, burns are the third most common type of injury. Some progress has been made in the treatment of burn victims, but extensive deep burns result in high mortality.
The course and outcome of burn injuries largely depend on the timeliness of first aid and rational treatment throughout the disease. With burns over 10% of the body surface (in young children - 5%) there is a real danger of shock. Therefore, when providing first aid, measures aimed at preventing shock and infection in the wound are necessary. To this end, anesthetics are administered (50% solution of analgin with 1% solution of Dimedrol). If the epidermis is preserved, it is advisable to cool the burned surface immediately with a stream of cold water or other available means, and a sterile dressing should be applied to the wound. When burns are localized on the extremities with involvement of functionally active areas, transport immobilization is indicated. All burn victims are evacuated to a surgical hospital.