Burn Management Elective
Akron Children's offers a 4-week critical care elective in burn management to 4th-year medical students. At the end of the elective, you will have a greater understanding of the current concepts of the physics, pathophysiology and management of thermal burns, electrical burns, chemical burns, inhalation injuries, and their relationship to morbidity and mortality and patient recovery in the pediatric and adult population.
Objectives
- Develop a greater understanding of the special circumstances, management, and rehabilitation of the pediatric and adult burn patient.
- Develop a beginning understanding of the initial treatment plan for evaluation, stabilization, and resuscitation including the principles of burn shock, immunologic alteration, and bacteriologic pathology of burned tissue.
- Participate in surgical procedures required to close burn wounds, and also in burn reconstruction.
- Develop a beginning understanding of the indications and basic techniques, of plastic and reconstructive surgery in regards to alleviating scar contracture, joint contracture, hypertrophic scarring and complex wound closure techniques.
- Develop a beginning understanding of long-term maturation, scar formation, and complications in burn.
Description
- Typical daily schedule: 7 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Night call/special requirements: 6 home calls for emergency admissions
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The medical student will make daily rounds on two patients, to include examination and progress notes; the student will accompany patient(s) for wound care, including surgical procedures; attendance at weekly multidisciplinary meetings. Five (5) page scholarly APA format paper (chosen from provided list of topics) with accompanying 20-30 minute PowerPoint presentation to be given at Burn Team Conference.
