About this episode

This episode features a comprehensive masterclass on burn injury management with specialist Krissie Stiles, focusing on evidence-based practices in the pre-hospital environment.

What you do in the first few minutes after a burn injury can influence not only survival, but pain, healing, scarring, and long-term quality of life. In this special compilation episode, we've brought together both parts of our conversation with burns specialist Krissie Stiles into one comprehensive masterclass. Whether you're revisiting these episodes or listening for the first time, this is an evidence-based guide to the assessment and management of burns in the pre-hospital environment. Across the episode, we discuss: The pathophysiology of burn injury and why it matters clinically Evidence-based burns first aid, including optimal cooling strategies Assessing burn depth and total body surface area (TBSA) Airway assessment and recognising inhalation injury Analgesia and pre-hospital pain management Fluid resuscitation—who needs it and when Dressings, packaging and transport considerations Referral criteria and working with specialist burns services Common myths and pitfalls in burns management The lifelong physical and psychological impact of burn injuries Krissie combines decades of clinical expertise with practical advice that can be applied immediately by paramedics…

People in this episode

Host: Eoin Walker

Guest: Krissie Stiles

Topics covered

• burn injury management
• pre-hospital care
• evidence-based first aid
• pain management
• fluid resuscitation
• burn assessment

Keywords

• burns
• first aid
• pain management
• fluid resuscitation
• burn assessment
• inhalation injury
• scarring
• quality of life

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