Pain following burn injuries can be severe and may persist after hospital discharge. The experience of pain is influenced by multiple biological and psychosocial factors. Post-discharge pain may be related to pain experienced during hospitalization as well as anxiety associated with these pain experiences. …

Het oplopen van brandwonden is voor kinderen én hun ouders een ingrijpende ervaring die kan leiden tot posttraumatische stresssymptomen. Ouders voelen zich vaak schuldig en machteloos wanneer zij hun kind zien lijden door de pijn van de brandwond. Ook de wondverzorging in het brandwondencentrum kan traumatisch …

Pain following burn injuries can be severe and may persist after hospital discharge. The experience of pain is influenced by multiple biological and psychosocial factors. Post-discharge pain may be related to pain experienced during hospitalization as well as anxiety associated with these pain experiences. …

Objective In 2016, a selective preventive spinal immobilization protocol for emergency medical service (EMS) nurses was introduced in the Netherlands. This protocol leaves more room for autonomous decision-making in the pre-hospital phase regarding preventive spinal immobilization (PSI), compared to …

Te pas en te onpas handschoenen aantrekken, u herkent het misschien bij uzelf of bij collega’s. Hoewel nagenoeg iedereen weet wanneer handschoengebruik gepast is, is onnodig handschoengebruik een veelvoorkomende handeling. Na het opfrissen van correct handschoengebruik, gaat dit artikel over het gevoel …

In 2016, a selective preventive spinal immobilization protocol for emergency medical service (EMS) nurses was introduced in the Netherlands. This protocol leaves more room for autonomous decision-making in the pre-hospital phase regarding preventive spinal immobilization (PSI), compared to the previous …

Introduction The Dutch Medical Doctor-Global Health (MD-GH) prepares to work in low-resource settings (LRS) by completing a hybrid postgraduate training program of 2 years and 9 months, with clinical and public health exposure in the Netherlands and a Global Health residency in LRS. The objectives of …

Pain in critically ill adults with burns should be assessed using structured pain behavioural observation measures. This study tested the clinimetric qualities and usability of the behaviour pain scale (BPS) and the critical-care pain observation tool (CPOT) in this population. This prospective observational …

A growing interest in person-centered care from a biopsychosocial perspective has led to increased attention to structural screening. The aim of this study was to develop an easy-to-comprehend screening instrument using single items to identify a broad range of health-related problems in adult burn survivors. …

Brandwonden zijn een van de grootste fysieke trauma’s die een persoon kan oplopen en kunnen gepaard gaan met grote wondoppervlakten en veel pijn. Daarnaast kan een persoon met brandwonden ook een psychisch trauma oplopen. Het bewust meemaken van het ongeval waarbij kleding en haren vlamvatten of het …