British journal of hospital medicine
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The fluid resuscitation of burn injuries in mass casualty situations, such as war, presents a formidable challenge. The possibility of overwhelming numbers of patients to be treated by inexperienced personnel dictates the adoption of a safe, simple and effective regimen. In the burn treatment protocol presented here, this regimen is computed in advance and displayed in a simple tabular form.
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Recently there have been several initiatives to improve the working conditions and training of junior doctors. However, monitoring is infrequent considering the rapid changes in the health service, thus a mechanism to detect early problems is necessary. With this in mind, we have drawn up a charter for house officers that outlines standards which they should expect and the action they should take if they are not met.