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. 2004 Aug 21;329(7463):447–449. doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7463.447

Table 3.

Cost effective burn treatments to conserve scare resources

Parkland formula for fluid resuscitation
This is cost effective and ensures proper compliance
Conservative burn wound management
This involves using closed dressings, eschar separation, and skin grafting. This takes the pressure off operating facilities and provides comparable results to surgery
Amnion as a biological dressing
This is easily available, is free of cost, and can be comfortably preserved for a week
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