National Burns Awareness Day 2018, but how aware are British medical students?

The 17th of October marks The British Burns Association ’s (BBA) fifth National Burns Awareness Day [1]. This day, which each year gains more momentum, sets out to raise awareness of the reality of burns injuries, to educate the public on how to prevent burns from occurring and to promote good first-aid. In England between April 2016 and March 2017, 12 2,578 people were seen in accident and emergency departments with burns injuries, a figure that does not even consider the volume of individuals presenting to their general practitioner [2].
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research