Burn Workshop
Pre-Conference Course
The Burn Program at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson is pleased to announce a 4-hour pre-conference course on caring for burn patients in the austere environment. Participants will gain knowledge and experience on a variety of emergent situations and subsequent core procedures seen in the field under austere conditions.
Topics include:
- Basics of burns and initial management
- Recognizing a compromised airway
- Surgical airway cricothyrotomy
- IO needles with cutdowns through burned tissue
- Compartment syndrome & escharotomies
- Dressing types and application techniques
This fast-paced, interactive, hands-on course will be broken up into five stations and is sure to leave everyone confident, inspired and excited about burn care.
For questions, please email burn program manager, Tonya Naughton at Tonya.Naughton@bannerhealth.com.
Course registration: $55.00
50 participants maximum
