Dr Jason Diab1, Ms Rebecca Lebler1, Dr Andrea Issler-Fisher1 , Ms Christine Parker1, Prof Peter Kennedy1, Prof Peter Haertsch1, Dr Justine O’Hara1, Professor Peter Maitz1 1Concord Hospital, Concord, Australia Abstract: Introduction: Burns in the elderly pose challenges to management where...
- 31 May 2019
Dr Jason Diab1, Dr Andrea Issler-Fisher1, Mrs Miranda Pye1, Ms Christine Parker1, Dr Justine O’Hara1, Prof Peter Kennedy1, Prof Peter Haertsch1, Prof Peter Maitz1 1Concord Hospital, Concord, Australia Abstract: Introduction: Albeit a small percentage of the body affected (3.5%), foot...
- 31 May 2019
Dr Jason Diab1, Dr Andrea Issler-Fisher1, Dr Justine O’Hara1 Dr Erik La Hei2, Dr Robert Gates3, Prof Peter Maitz1 1Concord Hospital, Concord, Australia, 2Westmead Children’s Hospital, Westmead, Australia, 3Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia Abstract: Introduction: Since the increase...
- 31 May 2019
Dr Andrew Li1, Mr Erwin Yii2, Dr Zhiliang Caleb Lin1, Dr Anthony Moussa1, Ms Lorena Romero3, Prof Allen Cheng4,5, Mr Cheng Lo1, Dr Alexander Padiglione4, Assoc Prof Heather Cleland1 1Victorian Adult Burns Service, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia, 2Monash School of...
- 31 May 2019
Dr Alexandra O’Neill1, Ms Joanna Camilleri1, Prof Suzanne Rea2, Winthrope Professor Fiona Wood2 1Burns Service of Western Australia, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Australia, 2Burn Injury Research Unit, University of Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia; Burns Service of Western Australia, Fiona...
- 31 May 2019
Dr Nicholas Tang1 1Royal Melbourne Hospital, Mount Waverley, Australia Abstract: Background: The prevalence and continued growth of the smartphone has led to it becoming an indispensable pillar in societal functioning in this 21st century. The rapid improvements in smartphone technology...
- 31 May 2019
Dr Lisa Hasibuan1 1The Indonesian College Of Surgeons, Bandung, Indonesia Abstract: The first EMSB course in Indonesia was held in December 2013, but it wasn’t until the year 2016 that the course became the standard for the acute management of...
- 31 May 2019
Dr Andrew Cheah1, Professor Kok Chai Tan1, Associate Professor Chee Liam Foo1, Dr Tzuemn Ling Low1, Adj Asst. Professor Si Jack Chong1 1Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore Abstract: Background: The burden of Burn injury in Bangladesh is significant, every year...
- 31 May 2019
Dr Nicholas Tang1, Mr. Anand Ramakrishnan1 1Royal Melbourne Hospital, Mount Waverley, Australia Abstract: Background: In the 21st century, social media has and continues to significantly alter the landscape of medical practice, with its near-ubiquitous influence in our current society[1]. Social...
- 31 May 2019
School holiday “burnanza” Sonia Tran1, Monique Bertinetti2 1 The Children’s Hospital Westmead, Cnr Hawkesbury and Hainsworth St, Westmead 2 The Children’s Hospital Westmead, Cnr Hawkesbury and Hainsworth St, Westmead Introduction: Anecdotally, a higher number of paediatric burns are referred to...
- 31 May 2019