Module 2: Basic Surgical Skills
Module 2: Basic Surgical Skills
Module 2: Basic Surgical Skills
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ACUTE BURN MANAGEMENT• Administer topical antibiotic chemotherapy daily: Silvernitrate (0.5% aqueous) cheapest, apply with occlusivedressings, does not penetrate eschar• Use silver sulfadiazine (1% miscible ointment) with singlelayer dressing; has limited eschar penetration, may causeneutropenia• Mafenide acetate (11% miscible ointment) used withoutdressings; penetrates eschar but causes acidosis• Alternating these agents is an appropriate strategy74 |Emergency and Essential <strong>Surgical</strong> Care (EESC) programmewww.who.int/surgery