25 april 2024 13:00 - 16:00 (CET) @ Teams
Therefor the best treatment in the emergency room for chemical burns is not the same as for a thermal burn.
In Europe, there are currently more than 200 hospitals that have replaced water as their first choice when rinsing a chemical injury.
The speakers at this webinar will share their experience of how the approach to chemical injuries has changed and the results therefor change.
We look forward to see you.
Markus Wahren has worked as a chemist for 25 years, of which 10 years internationally, before bringing all his experience into safety work in the handling of aggressive chemicals in 2016.
Lauriane Pauget is part of Prevor's International export division, where she has supported distributors of Prevor's products around the world in recent years. Lauriane will present Prevor's vision of a safer world through presence and first aid products in the event of chemical accidents.
Former Trauma Nurse Specialist at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen and former Trauma Coordinator and Clinical Nurse Specialist at Odense University Hospital in Odense. Mads has also worked for many years in the army as a Senior Medic and Medical Captain in the medical units, he served both in Bosnia and Afghanistan. Will talk about why and how he has been a part of the change of practice on the approach on chemical burns at two major hospitals in Denmark.
Steven is a consultant Plastic Surgeon to the UK Defence Medical Services. He is also Professor of Wound Study at Birmingham City University. As a Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Army Medical Corps including four tours of operational duty in Afghanistan. A Military Plastic Surgeon, he is an expert adviser to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), and is a member of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. Steven co-founded the ‘Woundcare 4 Heroes’ charity, which has significantly improved the wound care of both serving and veteran servicemen. His involvement in this endeavour goes back to 2007 when Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham was struggling with the large number of casualties coming back from conflicts abroad. Steven took the opportunity to move there to be the first military plastic surgeon in the city, as well as to be part of the resident burns team.
Medical Care System develops and distributes First Aid products for an easy and effective treatment in case of chemical and thermal burns in the eyes and all over the body. We also conduct customer specific risk assessments and educations in order to spread knowledge about chemical and thermal risks, how to avoid these and in case of an accident, take care of them in the best possible way.
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