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Burn treatment

How to treat burns

Anyone can experience a burn. Depending on the severity of the injury, different treatment approaches are required – ranging from first aid to specialized treatments at dedicated burn centers.

Every year, about six million people around the world seek medical treatment for burns.⁽¹⁾

Severe burns

Burn management for severe cases

15 percent of all burns occurring worldwide are of a severe nature and need to be treated in hospitals.⁽²⁾In these cases, every second counts, because such injuries can cause infections which in turn lead to sepsis or even multiple organ failure. These are the most frequent causes for the death of burn victims.⁽³⁾ Infection prevention is therefore a top priority, in particular with regard to extensive surface burns.

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Wound irrigation solution

removes slough, necrotic tissue and/or biofilm to healing
manages and prevents biofilm formation
helps to prevent infections

Learn more about Prontosan® Wound Irrigation solution

Prontosan® Wound Gel X

Highly viscous gel with moistening effect

effective barrier helps to limit microbial penetration
use for pre- and post-soaking treatment
effective against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria

Learn more about Prontosan® Wound Gel X

Askina® Calgitrol® Paste

Wound dressing consisting of a silver alginate matrix

provides an antimicrobial barrier
helps prevent contamination from external bacteria

Learn more about Askina® Calgitrol® Paste

Interview with Dr Bjorn Behr

Dr Bjorn Behr discusses the importance of wound cleansing when managing patients with burns and how wound cleansing may help to reduce bioburden/biofilm in wounds.

Learn more about wound bed preparation

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5) Greenhalgh DG. Management of Burns. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jun 13;380(24):2349-2359. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1807442. PMID: 31189038.