Things Med SLPs Should Know About Burn Injuries

Working with patients with burn injuries can feel like uncharted water for medical SLPs. Many of us don’t learn about this highly specialized patient population…until the first time we meet a patient who’s sustained burns. But did you know…we do have a role here? And it is a really important one. Today we’ll be talking about 3 things MedSLPs should know about burn injuries. Watch and Enjoy! Theresa Richard VIDEO RESOURCE: ======================== Check Out The Swallow Your Pride Podcast: Episode 218 & 219: Beyond The Burn: Standardizing SLP Practice - Part 1 https://podcast.theresarichard.com/21... Beyond The Burn: Standardizing SLP Practice - Part 2 https://podcast.theresarichard.com/21... We love sharing “A Day in the Life” posts on Instagram that outline what SLPs across different settings do in any given day, hour by hour. You can follow us @MedSLP_Collective www.instagram.com/medslp_collective If you’d like more community support and a group of mentors and SLPs to bounce ideas off of and grow with, then I invite you to check out the MedSLP Collective! Go to www.medslpcollective.com now to learn more. KEY MOMENTS IN THE EPISODE: ======================== 00:00 How SLPs Provide Burn Injury Care 00:37 What Is A Burn 02:17 SLP Role In Burn Injury Management 07:34 How Can SLPs Treat Burn Injury WHAT TO WATCH NEXT: ======================== Med SLP Inside Look | What Does A Med SLP Do?:    • Med SLP Inside Look | What Does A Med SLP Do?   ACCESS TO MED SLP RESOURCES: ======================== Get my Amazon and Barnes & Noble Best Selling Book; So You're Having Trouble Swallowing: The essential guide to basic swallowing, swallowing disorders, and navigating care. https://theresarichard.com/book Listen to the Swallow Your Pride Podcast: Dive deeper into the issues that speech-language pathologists face when working with patients with swallowing disorders. https://swallowyourpridepodcast.com MedSLPEd (an approved ASHA CEU provider): Offering live and recorded online courses that fill the gap between grad school and clinical practice. Each course is in-depth, goes far beyond the textbook rhetoric, and focuses on case-based learning. https://medslped.com/ MedSLP Clipboard Kit: 30 blind editorial reviewed resources written by 15 contributors with over 150 references to support its contents. https://medslpcollective.com/clipboard MedSLP Pediatric Clipboard Kit: Get instant access to blind editorial-reviewed pediatric resources for Medical SLPs with references to support its contents. https://info.medslpcollective.com/med... CITED ARTICLES: ============== Clayton, N. A., Ward, E. C., Rumbach, A. F., Cross, R. R., Kol, M. R., & Maitz, P. K. (2020). Influence of Inhalation Injury on Incidence, Clinical Profile and Recovery Pattern of Dysphagia Following Burn Injury. Dysphagia, 35(6), 968–977. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-020-10... Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. (2022, August 13). Burns. Mayo Clinic. Retrieved October 31, 2022, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c... Richard, T. (Host) (2022, January 24). Beyond the Burn: Standardizing SLP Practice – Part 1 (No. 218). [Audio podcast episode]. In The Swallow Your Pride Podcast. https://podcast.theresarichard.com/21... Richard, T (Host) (2022, January 28). Beyond the Burn: Standardizing SLP Practice Part 2 (No. 219). [Audio podcast episode]. In The Swallow Your Pride Podcast. https://podcast.theresarichard.com/21... Rumbach, A. F., Ward, E. C., Cornwell, P. L., Bassett, L. V., Khan, A., & Muller, M. J. (2011). Incidence and predictive factors for dysphagia after thermal burn injury: a prospective cohort study. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association, 32(6), 608–616. https://doi.org/10.1097/BCR.0b013e318... ABOUT THERESA RICHARD: ======================== Theresa Richard, a medical speech pathologist for 15+ years, is a board certified specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders, and the founder and CEO of the MedSLP Collective and MedSLP Education. Theresa is also the mother of a son with severe disabilities who humbles her daily and is the inspiration behind all of the work she does in the world. Theresa, host of Swallow Your Pride Podcast, has over 3 million unique downloads, and her book “So You’re Having Trouble Swallowing'' is an Amazon and Barnes and Noble best seller. Theresa Richard, M.A. CCC-SLP, BCS-S - Medical Speech Language Pathologist https://www.TheresaRichard.com/ ======================== #SLP #MedicalSLP #Dysphagia #SLPBurnInjury #SLPEducation #SLPCollective