Dr Brian Burns
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Dr Brian Burns

Clinical Professor
Northern Clinical School
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Phone
+61 2 9707 8888
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+61 2 9707 8898
Dr Brian Burns

Emergency Physician in Northern Sydney LHD.

Prehospital and Retrieval Specialist with Sydney HEMS http://sydneyhems.com/.

Trauma Director, Orange Health Service.

Member of Research Advisory Committee, ITIM and ECI. Director of Research Sydney HEMS.

https://about.me/burnsbrian

Critical care, shock, resuscitation, trauma, ECMO, eCPR, coagulopathy of trauma, prehospital care, retrieval medicine.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brian_Burns7

Clinical emergency medicine, prehospital and retrieval medicine.

Codeveloper PHARM (prehospital and retrieval medicine) modules Master in Critical Care, Sydney University. http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/future-students/courses/critical-care.php.

On-line: Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM).

PATCH Trial. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02187120. Principal Investigator. NHMRC grant.

Paediatric Critical Injuries Research Program. Principal Investoigator. NHMRC partnership grant.

Member of Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Member of Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh

Fellow of Australasian College for Emergency Medicine

Publications

Journals

  • Burns, B., Marschner, I., Eggins, R., Buscher, H., Morton, R., Bendall, J., Keech, A., Dennis, M. (2024). A randomized trial of expedited intra-arrest transfer versus more extended on-scene resuscitation for refractory out of hospital cardiac arrest: Rationale and design of the EVIDENCE trial. American Heart Journal, 267, 22-32. [More Information]
  • Zhang, Y., Miller, M., Buttfield, A., Burns, B., Lawrie, K., Gaston, J., Ferguson, I. (2024). Alfentanil versus fentanyl for emergency department rapid sequence induction with ketamine: A-FAKT, a pilot randomized trial. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 84, 25-32. [More Information]
  • Dennis, M., Burrell, A., Lal, S., Ferguson, C., French, J., Bowcock, E., Kruit, N., Burns, B., Jain, P. (2024). Cardiogenic Shock Challenges and Priorities: A Clinician Survey. Heart, Lung, and Circulation. [More Information]

2024

  • Burns, B., Marschner, I., Eggins, R., Buscher, H., Morton, R., Bendall, J., Keech, A., Dennis, M. (2024). A randomized trial of expedited intra-arrest transfer versus more extended on-scene resuscitation for refractory out of hospital cardiac arrest: Rationale and design of the EVIDENCE trial. American Heart Journal, 267, 22-32. [More Information]
  • Zhang, Y., Miller, M., Buttfield, A., Burns, B., Lawrie, K., Gaston, J., Ferguson, I. (2024). Alfentanil versus fentanyl for emergency department rapid sequence induction with ketamine: A-FAKT, a pilot randomized trial. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 84, 25-32. [More Information]
  • Dennis, M., Burrell, A., Lal, S., Ferguson, C., French, J., Bowcock, E., Kruit, N., Burns, B., Jain, P. (2024). Cardiogenic Shock Challenges and Priorities: A Clinician Survey. Heart, Lung, and Circulation. [More Information]

2023

  • Gruen, R., Forbes, A., Hurford, S., Martin, C., Mazur, S., Medcalf, R., Murray, L., Myles, P., Ng, S., Pitt, V., Burns, B., et al (2023). Prehospital Tranexamic Acid for Severe Trauma. New England Journal of Medicine, 389(2), 127-136. [More Information]

2022

  • Partyka, C., Coggins, A., Bliss, J., Burns, B., Fiorentino, M., Goorkiz, P., Miller, M. (2022). A multicenter evaluation of the accuracy of prehospital eFAST by a physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical service. Emergency Radiology, 29(2), 299-306. [More Information]
  • Mitchell, R., Harris, I., Balogh, Z., Curtis, K., Burns, B., Seppelt, I., Brown, J., Sarrami, P., Singh, H., Levesque, J., Dinh, M. (2022). Determinants of long-term unplanned readmission and mortality following self-inflicted and non-self-inflicted major injury: a retrospective cohort study. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 48(3), 2145-2156. [More Information]
  • Ferguson, I., Buttfield, A., Burns, B., Reid, C., Shepherd, S., Milligan, J., Harris, I., Aneman, A. (2022). Fentanyl versus placebo with ketamine and rocuronium for patients undergoing rapid sequence intubation in the emergency department: The FAKT study—A randomized clinical trial. Academic Emergency Medicine, 29(6), 719-728. [More Information]

2021

  • Peden, A., Sarrami, P., Dinh, M., Lassen, C., Hall, B., Alkhouri, H., Daniel, L., Burns, B. (2021). Description and prediction of outcome of drowning patients in New South Wales, Australia: Protocol for a data linkage study. BMJ Open, 11(1), 42201. [More Information]
  • Curtis, K., Kennedy, B., Lam, M., Mitchell, R., Black, D., Burns, B., Dinh, M., Smith, H., Holland, A. (2021). Emergency department management of severely injured children in New South Wales. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 33(6), 1066-1073. [More Information]
  • Shand, S., Curtis, K., Dinh, M., Burns, B. (2021). Prehospital Blood Transfusion in New South Wales, Australia: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Prehospital Emergency Care, 25(3), 404-411. [More Information]

2020

  • Curtis, K., Kennedy, B., Lam, M., Mitchell, R., Black, D., Burns, B., White, L., Loudfoot, A., D'Amato, A., Dinh, M., et al (2020). Cause, treatment costs and 12-month functional outcomes of children with major injury in NSW, Australia. Injury, 51(9), 2066-2075. [More Information]
  • Curtis, K., Kennedy, B., Holland, A., Mitchell, R., Tall, G., Smith, H., Sannappa Venkatraman, S., Loudfoot, A., Burns, B., Dinh, M. (2020). Determining the priorities for change in paediatric trauma care delivery in NSW, Australia. Australasian Emergency Care, 23(2), 97-104. [More Information]
  • Dennis, M., Lal, S., Forrest, P., Nichol, A., Lamhaut, L., Totaro, R., Burns, B., Sandroni, C. (2020). In-Depth Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Adult Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Journal of the American Heart Association, 9(10), e016521. [More Information]

2019

  • Dennis, M., Zmudzki, F., Burns, B., Scott, S., Gattas, D., Reynolds, C., Buscher, H., Forrest, P. (2019). Cost effectiveness and quality of life analysis of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for refractory cardiac arrest. Resuscitation, 139, 49-56. [More Information]
  • McLean, J., Cooke, S., Burns, B., Reid, C. (2019). First Reported Helicopter In-flight Serratus Plane Block for Rib Fractures. Air Medical Journal, 38(5), 374-376. [More Information]
  • Curtis, K., Kennedy, B., Holland, A., Tall, G., Smith, H., Sannappa Venkatraman, S., Burns, B., Mitchell, R., Wilson, K., Loudfoot, A., et al (2019). Identifying areas for improvement in paediatric trauma care in NSW Australia using a clinical, system and human factors peer-review tool. Injury, 50(5), 1089-1096. [More Information]

2018

  • Duignan, S., Ryan, A., Burns, B., Kenny, D., McMahon, C. (2018). Complex Decision Making in the Pediatric Catheterization Laboratory: Catheterizer, Know Thyself and the Data. Pediatric Cardiology, 39, 1281-1289. [More Information]
  • Hutin, A., Abu-Habsa, M., Burns, B., Bernard, S., Bellezzo, J., Shinar, Z., Torres, E., Gueugniaud, P., Carlie, P., Lamhaut, L. (2018). Early ECPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Best Practice in 2018. Resuscitation, 130, 44-48. [More Information]
  • Sharwood, L., Dhaliwal, S., Ball, J., Burns, B., Flower, O., Joseph, A., Stanford, R., Middleton, J. (2018). Emergency and acute care management of traumatic spinal cord injury: a survey of current practice among senior clinicians across Australia. BMC Emergency Medicine, 18(1), 1-8. [More Information]

2017

  • Hall, K., Burns, B. (2017). A review of the burns caseload of a physician-based helicopter emergency medical service. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 29(4), 438-443. [More Information]
  • Burns, B., Watterson, J., Ware, S., Regan, L., Reid, C. (2017). Analysis of Out-of-Hospital Pediatric Intubation by an Australian Helicopter Emergency Medical Service. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 70(6), 773-7.82E+06. [More Information]
  • Burns, B., Reid, C., Scott, R., Bernard, S., Lamhaut, L., Bellezzo, J., Shinar, Z., Dennis, M., Forrest, P. (2017). Authors' response: Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation probably good, but adoption should not be too fast and furious!. Emergency Medicine Journal, 34(8), 557. [More Information]

2016

  • Ferguson, I., Shareef, M., Burns, B., Reid, C. (2016). A human cadaveric workshop: One solution to competence in the face of rarity. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 28(6), 752-754. [More Information]
  • Miller, M., Richmond, C., Ware, S., Habig, K., Burns, B. (2016). A prospective observational study of the association between cabin and outside air temperature, and patient temperature gradient during helicopter transport in New South Wales. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 44(3), 398-405. [More Information]
  • Burns, B., Habig, K., Eason, H., Ware, S. (2016). Difficult Intubation Factors in Prehospital Rapid Sequence Intubation by an Australian Helicopter Emergency Medical Service. Air Medical Journal, 35(1), 28-32. [More Information]

2015

  • Sunde, G., Heltne, J., Lockey, D., Burns, B., Sandberg, M., Fredriksen, K., Hufthammer, K., Soti, A., Lyon, R., Jantti, H., et al (2015). Airway management by physician-staffed Helicopter Emergency Medical Services - a prospective, multicentre, observational study of 2,327 patients. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 23(1), 1-10. [More Information]
  • Wimalasena, Y., Burns, B., Reid, C., Ware, S., Habig, K. (2015). Apneic Oxygenation Was Associated With Decreased Desaturation Rates During Rapid Sequence Intubation by an Australian Helicopter Emergency Medicine Service. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 65(4), 371-376. [More Information]
  • Burns, B. (2015). Bilateral false-positive tube Thoracostomy in helicopter emergency medical service: Letter in reply. Air Medical Journal, 34(3), 120-120. [More Information]

2014

  • Sherren, P., Hayes-Bradley, C., Reid, C., Burns, B., Habig, K. (2014). Are physicians required during winch rescue missions in an Australian helicopter emergency medical service? Emergency Medicine Journal, 31(3), 229-232. [More Information]
  • Mcgee, M., Burns, B., Lukins, H. (2014). Superficial thrombophlebitis of the abdominal veins as a complication of ruptured aortocaval fistula surgery. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 84(11), 889-890. [More Information]
  • Kaye, R., Shewry, E., Reid, C., Burns, B. (2014). The obstetric caseload of a physician-based helicopter emergency medical service: case review and recommendations for retrieval physician training. Emergency Medicine Journal, 31(8), 665-668. [More Information]

2013

  • Sherren, P., Reid, C., Habig, K., Burns, B. (2013). Algorithm for the resuscitation of traumatic cardiac arrest patients in a physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical service. Critical Care, 17(2), 308-308. [More Information]
  • Ware, S., Reid, C., Burns, B., Habig, K. (2013). Helicopter emergency medical service registrars do not comprehensively document primary surveys. European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 20(3), 182-186. [More Information]
  • Bloomer, R., Burns, B., Ware, S. (2013). Improving documentation in prehospital rapid sequence intubation: investigating the use of a dedicated airway registry form. Emergency Medicine Journal, 30(4), 324-326. [More Information]

2012

  • Burns, B., Edwards, K., House, T. (2012). Bag valve mask failure during HEMS Intubated stretcher winch. Air Medical Journal, 31(2), 84-86. [More Information]
  • Burns, B., Aguirrebarrena, G. (2012). Occult Traumatic Loculated Tension Pneumothorax-A Sonographic Diagnostic Dilemma. Prehospital Emergency Care, 17(1), 92-94. [More Information]
  • Hill, C., Reid, C., Tzannes, A., Burns, B., Bartlett, M. (2012). Prehospital lateral canthotomy. Emergency Medicine Journal, 30(2), 155-156. [More Information]

2011

  • Burns, B., Healy, G. (2011). Coronary artery dissection: an unusual cause of hypoxia in blunt trauma. Prehospital Emergency Care, 15(3), 414-417. [More Information]
  • Burns, B., Habig, K., Reid, C., Kernick, P., Wilkinson, C., Tall, G., Coombes, S., Manning, R. (2011). Logistics and safety of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in medical retrieval. Prehospital Emergency Care, 15(2), 246-253. [More Information]
  • Burns, B., Reid, C., Habig, K., Pearce, A., Hooper, M., Ballard, N. (2011). Re: Engel DC, Mikocka-Walus A, Cameron PA, Maegele M. "Pre-hospital and in-hospital parameters and outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury: A comparison between German and Australian trauma registries" [Injury 2010;41(9):901-6]. Injury, 42(9), 966-966. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2021

  • Efficacy and Value In ExpeDited out of hospital arrEst care ANd ECMO CPR (ECPR) The EVIDENCE Study, Dennis M, Burns B, Keech A, Moylan E, NSW Health/Translational Research Grants Scheme

2018

  • Pre-hospital anti-fibrinolytics for traumatic coagulopathy and haemorrhage-2 (The PATCH2 Study), Bernard S, Mitra B, Gruen R, Gantner D, Reade M, Burns B, Balogh Z, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants

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