Burn care strategy in the covid-19 pandemic: a narrative review study

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world and intensified health management in many parts of the world. Sensitivity in burn patients' care and prevalence of COVID-19 have a major impact on this group's healthcare system and infection control strategies. The purpose of this study is to review burn care strategies during the COVID-19 outbreak. Materials and methods: The present study is a narrative review study. In writing this paper, to access information, the keywords of Coronavirus, COVID-19, burn, strategy, care, and SARS were used. Due to the emergence of COVID disease, searches in Science Direct, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, SID, Magiran, Springer, and Elsevier databases were performed without time limit. Research articles were purposefully selected and approved to be investigated based on the criteria for entering the research. A total of 14 articles had a full text related to the research scope. The researchers used qualitative content analysis to analyze the data. Data analysis was conducted as a comprehensive review of articles, qualitative conclusions, and results. Results: In this study, 14 articles related to burn care strategies in the COVID-19 epidemic were selected. Their results were reviewed in two areas of staff care strategies and burn patients during the COVID-19 outbreak. Findings indicate that appropriate prevention and protection strategies and measures should be followed to prevent the transmission of the COVID-19 virus to burn care professionals. In addition, burn patient care strategies were proposed in two levels of minor and moderate to severe burns, so that patients with burns receive adequate burn care during the COVID-19 outbreak. Conclusion: Implementation of staff and burn patient care strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic is essential to treat burn patients and prevent the spread of the COVID virus.