![]() ![]() ![]() Multidisciplinary Team – consists of Burns Consultant/Fellow, Burns Clinical Nurse Consultant, Burns registrar/resident, Nurse Coordinator, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Dietitian, Social Work, Mental Health, Child Life Therapy (CLT), Specialist Clinics Team. The aim of this clinical guideline is to assist and support nursing staff at The Royal Children’s Hospital to plan and deliver care to children with burn injuries, across all departments including: Emergency, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Inpatient Units, Theatres and Outpatients. Ongoing care requirements are based on the size, depth, anatomical site and mechanism of injury. As the injury itself and required treatment often causes distress, pain and anxiety, appropriate management by nurses is essential in providing family centered care. The impact of these injuries on children and families is often long lasting. Burn injuries have a significant impact on paediatric patients and may affect a range of body systems. ![]() Children are vulnerable to sustaining a burn injury due to their physiological, psychological, and developmental differences. ![]()
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