DB 18-11 Firefighter Burn Injuries

Question 1

This Departmental Bulletin clarifies the transport of firefighter burn patients along with the recent 2018 update to LA County Department of Health Services Reference No. ___ Burn Patient Destination.

Answer 1

Reference Number 512 burn patient Destination

Question 2

When a member sustains a burn (electrical, thermal, chemical, or radiation) while on duty, NO MATTER HOW MINOR, who shall evaluate that member?

Answer 2

An ALS resource

Question 3

Who shall be requested to respond through MFC?

Answer 3

EMS Battalion Captain

Question 4

IMMEDIATE Verbal notification should be made to whom?

Answer 4

Medical Liaison Unit as soon as possible

Question 5

Where are the 3 places that the member shall be directly transported to?

Answer 5

• Grossman Burn Center at West Hills Hospital
• LAC/USC Burn Center
• Torrance Memorial Hospital burn Center

Question 6

This policy is directed at what type of burns?

Answer 6

• minor burns that are recognized as first degree with high probability of progressing to second degree
• any minor second degree burn

Question 7

It is essential that all burn injuries, regardless of the ____, are medically evaluated in a timely manner.

Answer 7

regardless of severity

- evaluated in A TIMELY MANNER

Question 8

What is the first goal accomplished by transporting member to a burn center?

Answer 8

receive evaluation and treatment from burn specialist and expedite proper care as well as prevent misdiagnosis by physician not familiar with complexity of burns

Question 9

What is the second goal accomplished by transporting member to a burn center?

Answer 9

end redundancy of subjecting members to two emergency room evaluations when only one (at burn center) is necessary

Question 10

What is the third goal accomplished by transporting member to a burn center?

Answer 10

Member sustaining burns secondary to or associated with injuries meeting trauma center criteria shall be transported to a trauma center prior to a burn center

Question 11

Pursuant to the duties and responsibilities of the Incident Commander and the Department Safety Officer, all evidence shall be preserved after any _____

Answer 11

significant burn and/or injury to a member

Question 12

What does the evidence include?

Answer 12

• the incident area
• SCBA
• PPE worn during incident
• uniform
• etc.

Question 13

Who will secure and maintain control of any physical evidence relating to any serious injury or death?

Answer 13

The Safety Officer

Question 14

Where should questions regarding treatment/transportation of burns to firefighters should be directed to?

Answer 14

Immediate supervisor and EMS Battalion Captain