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Thanks Andrew and Steve for the information. This site is quite informative.

Bernard

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew J Bowman" <sumieb at compuserve.com>
> To: trauma-list at trauma.org
> Subject: Re: Prehospital care of severe burns
> Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 23:09:39 -0400
> 
> 
> Advanced Burn Life Support
> 
> A 1 day course in reviewing the basics of pre-hospital and ED burn care.
> 
> Sponosored by the American Burn Association
> 
> www.ameriburn.org
> 
> Andrew
> > Andrew
> >
> > I didn't know there was an "ABLS".
> >
> > Bernard Chan
> >
> >
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Andrew J Bowman" <sumieb at compuserve.com>
> > > To: "Trauma & Critical Care mailing list" <trauma-lis> t at trauma.org>
> > > Subject: Re: Prehospital care of severe burns
> > > Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:16:26 -0400
> > > >
> > > >
> > > But be careful with cooling.  ABLS teaches that if > skin temp drops
> below 60F
> > > than the Zone of Stasis can become a necrotic zone > as well and you
> have lost
> > > more tissue.
> > > >
> > > Put out the fire
> > > >
> > > Keep patient warm
> > > >
> > > Proper Fluid resuscitation
> > > >
> > > Morphine and more morphine
> > > >
> > > Andrew B
> >
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