PURPOSE
To provide first responders, students and clinical staff with current information on the care and treatment of burn victims within the first 48 hours post burn and beyond – to enhance recovery leading to successful rehabilitation

OBJECTIVES
At the end of the program, the participant should be able to:

1. Describe the etiology of thermal injuries
2. Identify the immediate priorities of treatment in the first
       48 hours following a burn injury
3. Identify treatment interventions and their impact on
       short- and long-term patient outcomes
4. State three complexities of a burn injury and the need for
       patient transfer to a specialty burn center
5. Discuss principles of wound care and current advancements
       in burn care management
6. Discuss psychosocial stressors and resulting needs of a burn survivor
       and family as well as tools to help relieve identified stressors

Criteria for successful completion of this program include attending the entire program and submitting a completed post-program evaluation.

CONTACT HOURS

1. This continuing education activity has been submitted to the Ohio Nurses Association to award contact hours. The Ohio Nurses Association is an Ohio Board of Nursing approver of continuing education. (OBN-001-91)
2. 4.0 contact hours will be awarded for EMTs