During Dr Leila Cuttle’s PhD, she determined the optimal first aid treatment for burn injuries. This published work was used to develop guidelines for the treatment of burns internationally and for a “Cool Burns for 20 minutes” first aid public education campaign. This treatment has been shown recently to lead to decreased requirement for skin grafting operations, decreased admission to intensive care and shorter hospital length of stay for burn patients. This has lead to improvement in the lives of people who have suffered from a burn injury.
The guidelines can be found at the Cool Burns website.
