Moderate Burns - Antibiotics

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Small Surface Area Burns 

See main Zimbabwe STG for complete management of moderate burns

Give an anti-tetanus booster: 

Medicine	Adult Dose	Frequency	Duration
tetanus toxoid im	0.5ml	one dose only

Antibiotics are indicated for contaminated burns and inhalation burns

	Medicine	Dose	Frequency	Duration
	benzylpenicillin iv	0.05MU	every 6 hours	reassess after culture
or	erythromycin po	500mg [paed = 12.5mg/kg]	every 6 hours	reassess after culture

Change regimen if indicated by culture and sensitivity tests. Gram negative organisms are usually implicated later, and a more appropriate blind therapy before results are obtained.