Introduction:
Burns in medicine are considered to be among the most serious and most severe body injuries. In particular, multiple and extensive burns pose an unprecedented challenge for the Medical Emergency Service. Therefore, it is extremely important to provide immediate professional care, both by medical emergency teams and by medical staff in a hospital emergency department, thus contributing significantly to further prognosis of survival in this type of life-threatening events.

Objective:
The aim of the study was to define an appropriate scheme of medical management of a patient with burns, both in pre-hospital emergency actions of medical emergency teams and in the hospital emergency department.

Materials and Method:
The study was conducted using the case study research method. Material for analysis included medical charts of emergency actions of an ambulance team, medical history from the hospital emergency department, and ambulance transport charts of patients undergoing a sequence of rescue actions due to extensive thermal burns, hospitalized in the Independent Public Healthcare Unit in Lesko. Medical documentation allowed a detailed analysis of the actions undertaken by medical staff in the treatment of severely burnt patients.

Conclusions:
The quicker and more coordinated provision of medical aid, the greater the patient’s chances for survival. However, the management may fail due to the severity of injuries.