Guidelines provide strategies for managing burn injuries in low-resource environments, suggesting effective practices for care.
This clinical practice guideline from the Explosive Weapons Trauma Care Collective (EXTRACCT) group provides a review of current best practice for management of burn wounds in low‐resource conflict settings. The vast majority of burn wounds occur in low‐and middle‐income countries and yet international consensus guidelines are largely based on highly resource‐intensive practices utilized in high‐income countries. The guideline provides recommendations for initial evaluation, including airway management and estimation of burn size, resuscitation strategies, wound care, and approaches to definitive surgical management.
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