A burn injury has a unique and significant effect on the individual’s skin and whole body. The specialist knowledge and skills of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) are essential to successfully treat a patient with burn injuries and assist the patient to reach their full potential recovery.
The following guidelines were developed by the physiotherapy and occupational therapy specialist staff working within the Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) Statewide Burn Injury Service (SBIS) from the tertiary Severe Burn Units at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW), Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) and Concord Repatriation General Hospital (CRGH). The three Severe Burn Units that make up the NSW ACI Statewide Burn Injury Service (SBIS) treat approximately 2500 burn cases per year, 900 of those being admitted to these units for treatment.