Members of Care of Burns in Scotland (COBIS) led the development of this virtual training course, aimed at clinical staff who many have to look after acute burns.
The Managing Burns training course is hosted by Continulus and is free to staff in NHS Scotland using the code COBIS-free
Accredited for 5 CPD points, the course should take approximately 5 hours to complete. Register on the Continulus website to complete in your own time.
Course summary
In this course, led by burns surgeon, Mr Stuart Watson along with burns specialists, you will learn how to manage major and minor burns. The modules consist of lectures, along with practical tutorials, covering the essentials of physiology, recognition, assessment, and management of all common burn types.
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Discuss the assessment of burn injuries
- Initiate a treatment plan for most burn injuries
- Describe important aspect of burn patient care such as infection prevention, nutrition, temperature control, pain management, physiotherapy and psychological care
- Carry out debridement and dressing of burn wounds
- Describe why large burn injuries cause systemic illness and why burns may threaten the airway, cause renal failure, and multi-organ failure