Major burns transport — DipIMC MCQ

Correct answer: D — Coordinate transfer via the regional burns network

Explanation lettering: B = shown as A · C = shown as B · A = shown as C

D is correct: Significant burns require burns network advice and specialist destination planning. A is less suitable because it moves the patient before the decisive threat or destination issue is addressed; B is less suitable because it does not address the discriminator in the vignette; C is less suitable because it does not address the discriminator in the vignette; E is less suitable because it moves the patient before the decisive threat or destination issue is addressed. The most tempting alternative is therefore suboptimal because it either delays the time-critical pre-hospital intervention or sends the patient to the wrong level of care. The key DipIMC principle is focused cABCDE decision-making with early pre-alert, triage or retrieval escalation when the scene physiology demands it.

Reference: JRCALC Guidelines; Resuscitation Council UK Special Circumstances; ATACC