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First Part

- Introduction to burn units

 

Burn units are the appropriate place to treat critical cases under the supervision of an integrated team of workers who have the appropriate technical and personal experience that allows monitoring all minute vital changes in the patient while developing a protocol to improve survival rates while reducing infection rates and shortening the length of stay in the hospital .

Definition of burn unit

It is a unit where treatment beds are used for patients who suffer from major skin burns.

It is also the appropriate place to treat critical burn cases

It has an integrated team that provides nursing service at the highest

 level for 24 hours

 The number of nursing staff is fixed during the three shifts

 It contains all the precise devices that the patient may need

Components of the burn unit:-

1-      Patient room (patient reception)

2-      Dry changing room

3-      Water changing room

4-      Physical treatment room (powder bed)   

5-      The central station for nursing staff

6-      The laboratory, to carry out the most important analyzes within 24 hours, the most important of which are:

  •          Gases in the blood
  •          Enzymes in the blood
  •         Sodium, potassium, calcium
  •         Uremia and creatinine in the blood
  •         Liver functions
  •         Blood sugar
  •         Cholesterol in the blood

7 -  Store (medicines, supplies, furnishings)

Emergency trolley

First drawer

the number

Morning time

Evening period

Sleeping period

Adrenaline

5

 

 

 

lasix40 mg

5

 

 

 

Dopamine

5

 

 

 

Depotrex

5

 

 

 

Noradrenaline

5

 

 

 

Aminophylline

5

 

 

 

Trideal

5

 

 

 

Calcium

5

 

 

 

Magnesium sulfate

5

 

 

 

Soyum bicarb

15

 

 

 

Potassium chloride

10

 

 

 

Coradaron

10

 

 

 

Solio Cortef

5

 

 

 

Isopten

5

 

 

 

Inderal

5

 

 

 

Epanutin

5

 

 

 

Xylocaine vial

1

 

 

 

Dormikum

5

 

 

 

Second drawer

the number

Morning time

Evening period

Sleeping period

Syringe 10 ml

10

 

 

 

Syringe 5 ml

10

 

 

 

3 ml syringe

10

 

 

 

There were no measurements

10

 

 

 

Gauze bandage

3

 

 

 

Blaster

1

 

 

 

Sterile gel

1

 

 

 

Tongue depressor

1

 

 

 

IV device

10

 

 

 

Blood transfusion device

10

 

 

 

Syringe 20 ml

10

 

 

 

Syringe 50 ml

5

 

 

 

Rail syringe

5

 

 

 

Latex glove box

1

 

 

 

Intravenous connection

5

 

 

 

Arterial connection

5

 

 

 

Triple link

5

 

 

 

Identification bracelet

5

 

 

 

Laboratory tubes (various)

10

 

 

 

Sterile gaskets

10

 

 

 

Heart drawing paper

1

 

 

 

Electrode bag

1

 

 

 

Third drawer

the number

Morning time

Evening period

Sleeping period

Laryngoscope

1

 

 

 

Laryngeal tubes (sizes)

10

 

 

 

Air passage (sizes)

5

 

 

 

Ampoubag Mask (Sizes)

5

 

 

 

Oxygen mask (adults - children)

5

 

 

 

Nebulizer mask (adults - children)

5

 

 

 

Nasal catheter for oxygen

5

 

 

 

Extra batteries

4

 

 

 

Fourth staircase

the number

Morning time

Evening period

Sleeping period

Gastric tube (rail) sizes

5

 

 

 

Urinary catheter (sizes)

5

 

 

 

Suction catheter (sizes)

5

 

 

 

Urine collection bag

5

 

 

 

Chest tube + jar

1

 

 

 

I wanted a steriliser

1

 

 

 

Sterilized scissors

1

 

 

 

cvp catheter

2

 

 

 

Guide wire for cvp

1

 

 

 

Silk thread

5

 

 

 

Surgical scalpel

10

 

 

 

Betadine 10% (bottle)

1

 

 

 

A box of alcohol swabs

1

 

 

 

Astray iPad

1

 

 

 

searchlight

1

 

 

 

Fifth staircase

the number

Morning time

Evening period

Sleeping period

9% salt solution

5

 

 

 

Ranger

5

 

 

 

Glucose 5%

5

 

 

 

Glucose 10%

2

 

 

 

Glucose 25%

2

 

 

 

Histril

2

 

 

 

Hemagel

2

 

 

 

Mannitol 20%

2

 

 

 

on the roof

the number

Morning time

Evening period

Sleeping period

Electric shock device

1

 

 

 

Pressure device

1

 

 

 

Earphone

1

 

 

 

Large ampobag

1

 

 

 

Small ampoubag

1

 

 

 

CPR board ))

1

 

 

 

Oxygen cylinder

1

 

 

 

Solution holder

1

 

 

 

List of high-risk medications

1

 

 

 

A list of drug names that are similar in appearance and pronunciation

1

 

 

 

the signature

 

 

 

 

 

       The patient enters the burn unit