Burn Service Coverage

Burn Service Coverage 1. The burn service must maintain an on-call schedule for attending staff surgeons who are assigned to the burn service. The staff surgeons must be promptly available on a 24-hour basis. Patients with >20%TBSA 2nd or 3rd degree burns and any patient with signs of airway injury must be seen by the attending on call for burn surgery or by the Burn ICU Physician within 2 hours of admission. All other inpatient admissions for burn injuries must be seen by the attending on call for burn surgery within 24 hours.