Initial management of severely burned patient is similar with a trau ma victim. Determination of airway patency, evaluation of respira tion and circulation, early recognition of concomitant trauma has vital importance in burn patients. In the early phase, mortality main ly depends on missed or un-treated severe injuries or pathologies, but not burn injury itself. In patients that have TBSA greater than 15 %, fluid resuscitation should be started. In the first 24 hours, crystalloid solutions should be preferred. .Several formulas can guide fluid resuscitation; how ever the amount of fluid that is given to the patient should be indi vidualized according to the patient’s need.

Keywords: burn, trauma, airway, resuscitation, fluid, crystalloids, colloids