Equipment
The provision of equipment to the Burn Care Services is important because it covers two main areas:
- Ward-based technical equipment which is solely and exclusively for use within the Burn Care Services because of the need to maintain infection control,g. Laser Doppler, Venflon Insertion, Blood Pressure machines;
- Occupational and Physiotherapy items to do with day-to-day care. For example, the equipment to distract a child whilst they undergo often excruciatingly painful procedures during routine treatment and physiotherapy;
The second area is directly related to rehabilitation and we aim to assist burns services in the provision of this equipment. Some examples of the rehabilitation equipment provided has been:
- Funding equipment for a new therapy room in the burns unit at Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital
- Bubble machine
- Diversional technological equipment for distraction (Nintendo Wii and TV monitor (flatscreen) + games/sports)
- Burns puppets for outreach trips to schools
- Finger puppets
- Music/CDs
- DVDs (especially exercise/dance)
- Children’s stories/spoken stories
- Soothing/relaxation music/nature sounds
- Giant floor games
- Gymnastic Ribbons
- Projector with visual slides
- Trampoline
- Coloured zips & thread/cotton, decorations, fabric pens for pressure garments
