Anaesthetists who provide emergency care outside burn services should be trained in the initial management of the patient with severe burns, including timely emergency assessment, resuscitation and transfer to a burns service.61
Continuity of care should be a priority in prolonged procedures and, when this is not possible, a formal documented process with some overlap should be in place for handover of clinical care from one anaesthetist to another.2
All patients requiring anaesthesia, pain management or perioperative medical or critical care should have a named and documented supervisory autonomously practising anaesthetist (see Glossary) who has overall responsibility for the care of the patient.
