ASF – U Burn Care

1. ASF – U Burn Care Introduction 6th October 2009

2. Programme for the day: • Introduction • Type, cause and depth of burn • Wounds and scars • Surgical management • Key issues in burn care • Therapy in burn care • Burn patient’s journey • Case studies • Summing up • Resource centre

3. Global • 95% of burns occur in low income countries • Burns are more common in lower socio-economic groups • Fire related burns are the 6th leading cause of death for 5-14 year olds and 8th for 15-29 year olds in low income countries • Burns are one of the few injury mechanisms that have a higher death toll amongst women rather than men • Burns cause not only death but disability and disfigurement

4. Mulongo is the only burn unit in Uganda • ASF – U is the only set up for acid survivors in Africa • ASF – U has the only pressure garment production unit in Uganda • Serious lack of health care staff who have sufficient burn knowledge and experience • Globally acid burns are the least common of all major causes of burns

5. Suffering

6. Challenging

7. Massive learning opportunities

8. Rewarding

9. Life changing

10. Why? • You may be the only person in contact with the survivor, you may be seeing the survivor in the community • Capacity building • Know how to refer and network • Respect and trust • Strategy and policy • Efficiency and effectiveness • Examples (4)

11. Life and death

12. Scarring

13. Psychological and reintegration