New standards of medical care for burns, including those caused by blast injuries, have been approved in Ukraine.
The updated standards of medical care will make it possible to provide timely and quality medical care to those affected by thermal, electrothermal, and chemical burns, and burns resulting from blast injuries. This is especially relevant in the context of the war in Ukraine at the pre-hospital stages of care for soldiers and affected civilians.
The provisions of the Standard include:
- procedure for providing emergency medical care to patients with burns at the prehospital stage;
- taking the medical history, diagnostic actions, indications for hospitalization;
- surgical/non-surgical treatment depending on the degree of damage and localization;
- rehabilitation measures at various stages of treatment, adjunctive therapy.
A clinical guideline “Burns” has also been developed to assist medical professionals, based on the principles of evidence-based medicine and taking into account current international recommendations reflected in the guidelines: Advanced Burn Life Support Course, PROVIDER MANUAL 2018 UPDATE (American Burn Association) and Guidelines for burn rehabilitation in China. The document is advisory in nature regarding therapeutic, preventive, and organizational measures aimed at the prevention and treatment of burn injuries and at overcoming their consequences.
The information will be valuable for burn care physicians, surgeons, emergency medical team physicians, rehabilitation specialists (physical therapists/occupational therapists), and other healthcare workers involved in providing care to patients with burn injuries.
The documents were developed by a multidisciplinary working group with the participation of the Center's specialists in medical care standardization and have been included in the Register of Medical Technological Documents.
You can view them on the Center’s website at the link.
