Burn Disaster Response Planning: An Urban Region's Approach

• 2008

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• Roger Yurt; Eliot Lazar; Nicole Leahy; Nicholas Cagliuso Sr.; Angela Rabbitts; Vijay Akkapeddi
PMID: 18182915DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/bcr.0b013e31815f2b8c

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This study outlines a draft response plan for the tiered triage, treatment, and transportation of 400 adult and pediatric burn victims in NYC. The plan designates specific hospitals as Burn Disaster Receiving Hospitals, categorizes them into a four-tier system, and ensures the provision of burn care supplies. It also establishes guidelines for patient referral to burn centers based on capacity and proposes coordination mechanisms for interfacility triage. The article emphasizes the need for preparedness to handle burn disasters that may overwhelm existing healthcare resources, highlighting the importance of local, state, regional, and federal collaborative efforts.

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Focus Area: Trauma

Audience: Emergency Managers

Emergency Management Stage: Mitigation

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Burns; Civil Defense; Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Services; Hospitals, Urban; New York City; Patient Transfer; Relief Work; Triage; Urban Population; Urban Health Services; Mass Casualty Incidents

Institutions: NewYork-Presbyterian

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