Dr Andrew May1, Dr Zlatko Kopecki1, Dr Bernard Carney2, Prof Allison Cowin1 1Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, 2Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, Australia Abstract: Background and aims: Large wounds including major burn injuries are highly susceptible...

Miss Maleea Holbert1,2,4, Dr Browyn Griffin1,3, Professor Roy Kimble1,2,4 1Centre for Children’s Burns and Trauma Research, Child Health Research Centre, South Brisbane, Australia, 2Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, Australia, 3Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University ,...

Dr Lachlan Kerr1 1Central Adelaide Local Health Network, , Australia Abstract: PURPOSE OF STUDY: Despite criteria to guide intubation from the ABA, concerns remain regarding over-intubation of burns patients. Complications arise as a result of intubation including VAP (Elliot et...

Miss Camila Kairuz1, Dr. Julieann Coombes1 1The George Institute For Global Health, Sydney/Newtown, Australia Abstract: Background: Australian First Nations children present with burn injuries covering larger body surface areas, suffer full thickness burns and require hospital admission three times more...

Dr Tasciana Gordon1 1Greenslopes Hospital, , Australia Abstract: Background: Skin is a vital organ that preserves fluid homeostasis, thermoregulation, immunological, neurosensory and also metabolic functions such as vitamin D metabolism. Thermal injury causes damage to the skin integrity. This may...

Miss Natasha Bale1, Miss Jessica Van Bentum2, Miss Julia Nicholson2, Mrs Joanna Fadyl2 1Waikato District Health Board, Hamilton, New Zealand, 2Centre for Person Centred Research, Auckland, New Zealand Abstract: Qualitative studies contain in-depth information about facilitators and barriers to successful...