What is the initial treatment for victims of severe burns?
The burn patient is treated first in the emergency room of the Saint-Louis Hospital. The initial care is provided by doctors who have received special training. They assess the severity of the wound and its cause. Based on the extent and depth of the wound, they may set up a resuscitation infusion. This is the first step in the emergency treatment because burn patients lose a lot of water, salt, and micronutrients. Next, you must decide whether the patient needs emergency surgery, which usually involves a tracheotomy or escharotomy [an incision in the burned area]. A tracheotomy is required when the lungs or mouth have been burned, which makes it difficult to take in oxygen. Burns also often create a sort of garrote at the neck or thorax. In that case, you must make an incision in the burned area to release the blockage that prevents breathing and blocks blood from flowing to the legs and hands. Emergency surgery must be performed within six hours of the accident. One of our goals is t
