Operation Corporate—The Sir Galahad Bombing: Woolwich Burns Unit Experience

Chapman, P. J.

doi:10.1136/jramc-130-02-04

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“…High use of armoured vehicles, warships and aircraft increase the proportion of burn victims. Overall, burns affected 14% of all UK casualties in the Falklands conflict yet were found in 34% of the injured from the "battle at sea" (1,2). Up to 70% of Israeli tank battle casualties in the 1973 Yom Kippur War were burned (3).…”

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confidence: 99%

The Initial Management of Acute Burns

Treharne

Kay

2001

J R Army Med Corps

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The initial management of burns, in common with all trauma, follows the ABCDE approach. The outline management plan detailed above assumes the availability of certain medical supplies but even simple measures are invaluable in burn care if they are all that are available. The most basic supplies required to resuscitate a casualty are oral salt and water in appropriate volumes. Similarly it should be possible in field conditions to monitor vital signs and urine output, dress the burns with clingfilm or plastic bags and wrap the casualty in absorbent materials.

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confidence: 99%