Journal of Pediatric Care

Pediatrics Burn Management Protocol for Nurse Professionals and Students

Burn is an injury to the skin or other organic tissues caused by a variety of etiologic mechanisms and are common as well devastating in children. In addition to those who die, millions more are left with lifelong visible physical and the invisible psychological scars, disabilities, and disfigurements, often with resulting stigma and rejection. To ensure the optimum post-burn quality of life, nurses should be familiar with subsequent assessment and management of burns. The complexity of the injury and the chronic nature of the sequelae of burns require an integrated multidisciplinary approach with continuous and long follow up, it can lead to the best outcomes. This protocol is prepared from various evidence based articles and up-dated guidelines with the aims to aid and facilitate how nurse’s approach pediatric patients presented with burn injury.

Author(s):

Berhanu Wale Yirdaw

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