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Chapter 5: Guidelines for the Provision of Emergency Anaesthesia Services 2024
A nurse led sedation service should be supported by an immediately available burn anaesthetist.41
Chapter 5: Guidelines for the Provision of Emergency Anaesthesia Services 2024
Timely access to theatre staff with experience in burn care should be available outside of normal working hours.11
Chapter 5: Guidelines for the Provision of Emergency Anaesthesia Services 2024
Theatre teams should be informed whenever a major burn case is expected or has arrived. A member of the theatre team should be responsible for ensuring the availability of appropriately trained staff and facilities.11
Chapter 5: Guidelines for the Provision of Emergency Anaesthesia Services 2024
All specialist burn services should participate in major incident planning with national and regional networks.11
Chapter 5: Guidelines for the Provision of Emergency Anaesthesia Services 2024
Providers of emergency care outside burn services should have the knowledge and equipment needed to treat burn-injured patients should there be an extended delay in transporting the patients to a burn centre, as might be the case in a mass casualty incident.54
Equipment for placement and monitoring of local and regional blocks should be available where necessary. ...
Equipment for placement and monitoring of local and regional blocks should be available where necessary.
Chapter 5: Guidelines for the Provision of Emergency Anaesthesia Services 2024
Agreed local clinical guidelines should be in use which have been produced by an appropriately constituted multiprofessional team, comprising anaesthetists, specialist nurses, surgeons, critical care clinicians, pharmacists, specialty consultants and managers. These guidelines should cover at least the following:
Chapter 5: Guidelines for the Provision of Emergency Anaesthesia Services 2024
Elective plastic surgery operating lists should be separated from those for plastic surgery trauma to allow efficient planning in advance for elective cases, prevent cancellation of elective cases and allow a flexible response to emergencies.50