EM Cases · Burn management
Major burn with inhalation injury — resus
ACEM Fellowship OSCE resus station on Burn management.
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Target exams
ACEMFRCEMABEMFRCPCCCFPEMEBEEM
Prompt
House fire, facial burns, voice change, 35% TBSA.
Station brief
Format. Clinical-management (resus) station, 11 minutes.
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