Burn Injury Resources

These resources relate to the care of burn injured patients from admission through to hospital discharge, rehabilitation and ongoing support, and burn prevention.

Burn Rehabilitation Management videos - 26 and 27 May at Royal North Shore Hospital

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/burn-injury/burn_survivor_rehabilitation/burn_rehabilitation_management_videos

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Burn Survivor Rehabilitation Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 7 June 2016

My rehab, my journey website

Aboriginal people who have a long stay in hospital following trauma or medical episode face some unique challenges. My rehab, my journey Gadjigadji aims to support clinicians and health staff to create a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal people in their ward.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/projects/my-rehab

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: My rehab, my journey Resource Type: Toolkits

Updated: 15 October 2021

Clinical Guidelines Escharotomy for Burn Patients 2nd ed

Procedure and management of eschar in burn patients

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/162633/Escharotomy-for-Burn-Patients.pdf

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Subcategory: Escharotomy for Burn Patients Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 4 July 2019

Burns Rule of Nines 2013

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/274042/burns-rule-of-nines-2013.pdf

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Subcategory: Minor Burn Management Resource Type: Other

Updated: 12 June 2015

Minor Burn Education Day videos - 19 April 2016 at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/burn-injury/minor_burn_management/minor-burn-education-day-videos---19-april,-2106-at-the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Minor Burn Management Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 6 May 2016

Minor Burn Management

These guidelines are for the assessment and management of minor burns

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/162635/Minor-Burns-Mngt-Guidelines.pdf

Format: PDF File (2.2 MB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Minor Burn Management Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 11 June 2019

Burn Injury Prevention and First Aid

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/162630/BurnPreventionPamphlet.pdf

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Subcategory: Prevention Resource Type: Consumer Information

Updated: 8 December 2017

Burns Danger III

Burns Danger III is a burn prevention program to highlight the risk of burn injuries and reduce the numbers occurring.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/burn-injury/prevention/burns-danger-3

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Prevention Resource Type: Web Resources

Updated: 8 January 2015

Cool Runnings

The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) burns and trauma research group has created six fun animations to spread burn prevention and first aid messages

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf4S9zP5ANKjafsH3vbEwYQ

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Prevention Resource Type: Web Resources

Updated: 16 November 2020

Fire and Rescue NSW

http://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Prevention Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Fire Kills

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeandCommunity/InYourHome/FireSafety/index.htm

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Prevention Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Kidsafe NSW

http://www.kidsafensw.org/

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Prevention Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Learn to Stop Burns Kids Health

https://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/static/learn-to-stop-burns/burns.htm

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Prevention Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Beyond Burns Forum

https://www.facebook.com/BeyondBurns/

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Consumer Support Resource Type: Other

Updated: 16 November 2020

Burn Support Foundation

http://www.burnssupportfoundation.org.au/

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Consumer Support Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Burn Survivors Network (Kids Foundation)

http://www.kidsfoundation.org.au/?id=burnsurvivorsnetwork

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Consumer Support Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Scar Camouflaging Products

Information on some camouflage make-up products available in Australia

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/282899/Scar_Camouflaging_Products.pdf

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Subcategory: Consumer Support Resource Type: Consumer Information

Updated: 8 September 2015

Australian and New Zealand Burn Association (ANZBA)

http://www.anzba.org.au/

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Professional Organisations Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Children’s Hospital at Westmead Burn Unit

http://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/parents-and-carers/our-services/burns/chw

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Professional Organisations Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Burn Education Day - Lecture 1 - Early Management Part 1

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/250022/ACI_Burn_Education_Day_Lecture_1_Early_Management_Part_1_2019.pdf

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Subcategory: Burn Education Day Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 22 October 2019

Burn Education Day - Lecture 2 - Early Management Part 2

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/250023/ACI_Burn_Education_Day_Lecture_2_Early_Management_Part_2_2019.pdf

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Subcategory: Burn Education Day Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 22 October 2019

Burn Education Day - Lecture 3 - SBIS and Transfer

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/250024/ACI_Burn_Education_Day_Lecture_3_SBIS_Transfer_2019.pdf

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Subcategory: Burn Education Day Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 22 October 2019

Burn Education Day - Lecture 4 - Wound management

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/250025/ACI_Burn_Education_Day_Lecture_4_Wound_Management_2019.pdf

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Subcategory: Burn Education Day Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 22 October 2019

Burn Education Day - Lecture 5 - Multidisciplinary Burn Care & Rehabilitation

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/250026/ACI_Burn_Education_Day_Lecture_5_Multidisciplinary_Rehab_2019.pdf

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Subcategory: Burn Education Day Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 22 October 2019

Burn Education Day 2017

Presentation videos from the Burns Education Day 2017

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/burn-injury/burn-education-day/burn-education-day-2017

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Burn Education Day Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 5 July 2017

Burn Patient Management: Clinical Guidelines

The following guidelines were developed by specialist staff working within the ACI Statewide Burn Injury Service (SBIS) from the tertiary Burns Units at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Royal North Shore Hospital and Concord Repatriation General Hospital. They were designed for use by staff working in these Burn Units to guide practice, not to replace clinical judgement.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/250020/Burn-patient-management-guidelines.pdf

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Subcategory: Guidelines Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 14 August 2019

Burn Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Guidelines

Physiotherapists and occupational therapists, as part of the specialist burn multidisciplinary team, have many overlapping skills and roles in the care of patients with burn injuries. The information in these guidelines is for ‘burn therapy’ which may involve either or both physiotherapists and occupational therapists.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/236151/Burns-PT-OT-Guidelines.pdf

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Subcategory: Guidelines Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 5 March 2018

Burn Patient Management: Summary of Evidence

This document provides a summary of the available evidence to support the Burn Patient Management and the Minor Burn Management guidelines developed by the ACI Statewide Burn Injury Service.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/250009/Burns-summary-of-evidence.pdf

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Subcategory: Guidelines Resource Type: Evidence Reviews

Updated: 19 February 2019

Child Life Therapy Burn Patient Management

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/162638/Child-life-therapy-burns-clinical-guide.pdf

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Subcategory: Guidelines Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 1 May 2020

Donor site management for burn patients

This document provides specific advice and direction for managing a donor site, where tissue is harvested to provide cover to replace a defect on the body.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/burn-injury/guidelines/donor-site-management-for-burn-patients

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Guidelines Resource Type: Other

Updated: 20 October 2020

Model of Care - NSW Statewide Burn Injury Service

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/162344/HSS11-057_ACI-BurnsMoC_Web.pdf

Format: PDF File (1.1 MB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Guidelines Resource Type: Models of Care

Updated: 3 February 2012

Minor Burn Blister Management

A summary of the ACI SBIS recommended management for burn blisters

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/324472/Minor-burn-blister-management.pdf

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Subcategory: Guidelines Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 19 February 2019

Clinical Practice Guidelines Social Work (adults) Burn Patient Management NSW Statewide Burn Injury Service

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/162637/SBIS_Adult_Social_Work_CPG_new_format.pdf

Format: PDF File (165.0 KB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Guidelines Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 10 February 2012

Clinical Practice Guidelines Nutrition Burn Patient Management NSW Statewide Burn Injury Service

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/162639/SBIS_Nutrition_CPG_new_format.pdf

Format: PDF File (185.2 KB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Guidelines Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 10 February 2012

Clinical Practice Guidelines Social Work; Paediatric Burn Patient Management NSW Statewide Burn Injury Service

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/162640/SBIS_Paed_Social_Work_CPG_new_format.pdf

Format: PDF File (158.7 KB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Guidelines Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 10 February 2012

Clinical Practice Guidelines Speech Pathology Burn Patient Management NSW Statewide Burn Injury Service

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/162641/SBIS_Speech_Path_CPG_2011.pdf

Format: PDF File (125.3 KB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Guidelines Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 10 February 2012

Skin graft management for burn patients

This document provides specific advice and direction in managing skin grafts.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/burn-injury/guidelines/skin-graft-management-for-burn-patients

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Guidelines Resource Type: Other

Updated: 20 October 2020

NSW Burn Transfer Guideline

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/162634/ACI_PRISM_Burns-Transfer_Guidelines.pdf

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Subcategory: Burn Assessment and Transfer Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 15 June 2020

Recognising Burn Depths Chart

Examples of types of burns to classify burn depth

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/162636/Recognising-burn-depths-chart.pdf

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Subcategory: Burn Assessment and Transfer Resource Type: Factsheets

Updated: 19 December 2017

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and COVID-19

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/rehabilitation/national-disability-insurance-scheme-ndis/ndis-and-covid-19

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Resource Type: Other

Updated: 16 November 2020

Statewide Burn Injury Service (SBIS) Burns Registry (NSW Only)

The SBIS Burns Registry collects data for all burn injured patients treated for their injury at the three NSW Statewide Burn Injury units. The data is used for monitoring and reporting on clinical care and outcomes as well as for research. There is a new data collection process and system that has been rolled out at the Royal North Shore Hospital Severe Burn Unit. This new collection process using PowerForms in the patient’s eMR is replacing the multiple entry process developed in 2005. The new system will also be rolled out to the other two NSW Severe Burn Units at Concord Repatriation General Hospital and the Children’s Hospital at Westmead in 2021.

New video tutorials user guides on completion of the SBIS PowerForms have been created and uploaded onto the following link:

http://ehnsw.sharepoint.nswhealth.net/apps/ClinP-eMedsHub/Pages/Statewide-Burn-Injury-Service-(SBIS)-Burns-Registry.aspx

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Statewide Burn Injury Service (SBIS) Burns Registry Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 10 June 2021

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