First aid for children's burns in the US and UK: An urgent call to establish and promote international standards.

Affiliation

Division of Population Medicine, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF14 4YS, United Kingdom. Electronic address: [Email]

Abstract

Appropriate first aid can reduce the morbidity of burns, however, there are considerable variations between international first aid recommendations. We aim to identify, and compare first aid practices in children who present to Emergency Departments (ED) with a burn.

Keywords

Burns,Emergency medicine,First aid,Paediatric emergency medicine,Paediatrics,Plastics,