Emergency Department Resources

Please see below 2 flowcharts for display in Emergency Departments on how to manage a patient with burn injury:

Emergency Department poster for Adults

Emergency Department poster for Paediatrics

Burns Critical Care

The document below outlines how to carry out an A-E assessment of burn injured patients, in the first hour of intervention and then by the following 1-12 hours. The document is designed to be used as guidance for all Emergency Departments throughout Scotland.

Guidance for initial management of adult major burns