After the Fire is Out: Burn Assessment and Care
This lecture is to discuss burn wound assessment and care for emergency providers prior to transfer to UPMC Mercy.
Target Audience
RNs, and other team members interested in burn care.
Learning Objectives
Discuss the care and assessment of burn patients from the scene of the fire and prepare for transfers to a burn center.
Michele Buraczewski MSN, RN,CEN, CCRN,TCRN, CBRN
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.00 contact hours.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.00 Attendance