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Burns Management Pearls from the Experts

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Preston Fedor

At our recent Clinical Governance Day (4/5/16) we were honored to have in attendance three experts who have dedicated their careers to the care of the burned patient. A cornucopia of pearls for prehospital and retrieval management were presented. The … Continue reading →

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Escharotomy Man 2.0

Posted on November 18, 2014 by domrayment

By Sydney HEMS registrar Jamie Andrews For Clinical Governance Day on 5th of November 2014, (Burns theme for Guy Fawkes Night care of the UK contingent!) I was tasked with re-producing Dr Ed Burns’ escharotomy model. Ed had previously hoped that the … Continue reading →

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Build Your Own Escharotomy Man!

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Edward Burns

To make your own escharotomy training model, you will need: 1. A thick foam yoga mat (red or pink). This one was $10 from K-Mart. 2. A roll of Cling Film (Glad Wrap).  3. A roll of thin packing foam — the sort … Continue reading →

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Escharotomy Model Mk II

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Edward Burns

Inspired by Roger Harris and Craig Hore’s escharotomy training video, we have created our own escharotomy model for HEMS physician training. Our model is based on Roger Harris’ original design with a few minor modifications. With the exception of the arterial line … Continue reading →

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