Emergency Management of Severe Burns

Join us for The Australian and New Zealand Burns Association’s (ANZBA) 1 day Emergency Management of Severe Burns (EMSB) course on Saturday June 21st or Sunday June 22nd 2025, at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City. The EMSB course equips healthcare professionals with essential skills in the emergency management of burn patients.

The aim of the course is to provide participants with sufficient information regarding the presentation, diagnosis and initial management of the patient with severe burn injuries, to enable them to deal competently with this urgent and often life-threatening problem. The course supplements existing clinical knowledge in trauma management with the specific aspects and challenges associated with a burn injury. This course aims to equip participants with the skills to recognise, assess, stabilise, and transfer a severely burnt patient. Key clinical techniques are demonstrated, and essential topics are explored in greater depth through group discussions. Realistic case simulations are then used to reinforce and integrate the course content.

The course will be accredited with Abu Dhabi Department of Health CME hours. Please note numbers are limited to a maximum of 24 participants for each course / day. So early booking is essential.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss how to recognise, assess, stabilise and transfer the severely burn patient.
• Review EMSB approach to burns.
• Review anatomy of the skin and pathophysiology of burns.
• Identify burn size, depth escharotomy and wound management.
• Discuss the importance of and implementation of fluid resuscitation.
• Review primary and secondary survey in burns assessment.
• Demonstrate relevant clinical skills in burns recognition, assessment and stabilisation.
• Review airway management and inhalation injuries.
• Review different types of burns.
• Provide an opportunity for healthcare professionals to network with others in the field.

Topics Covered

Topics covered include:

• Burn pathophysiology
• Burn size and depth
• Emergency examination and treatment
• Burn area and fluid management
• Referral and transfer
• Escharotomy
• Burn depth and wound management
• Airway management and inhalation injury
• Paediatric burns and management
• Chemical burns and management
• Electrical burns and management
• EMSB approach

Target Audience

The course is aimed at health professionals who work in the specialty of burns or who may find themselves providing initial management to a person with an acute severe burn, e.g. those working anywhere in the field of burn care, anaesthesia, trauma, pre-hospital and emergency medicine.

• Nurses
• Rehabilitation
• Allied Health

Course Examination

The course concludes with a written examination (MCQ) and a short, simulated patient clinical scenario. Successful candidates will receive an official certificate from ANZBA. Course material will be emailed to participants following completion of registration. Participants are expected to read the manual and be thoroughly familiar with its contents before attend the course.

For further information
Please contact EMSB coordinator: Belinda Anderson, [email protected]