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Mass casualty incidents with multiple burn victims : rationale for a Swiss burn plan
Journal
Burns : including thermal injury
Volume
36
Number
6
Pages
741-50
Keywords
Mass burn casualties, Burn disasters, Major burn incidents, Burn teams, Burn care, Surge capacity, Triage Disaster preparedness, Mass casualty incident, Burn center
Abstract
Mass casualty incidents involving victims with severe burns pose difficult and unique problems for both rescue teams and hospitals. This paper presents an analysis of the published reports with the aim of proposing a rational model for burn rescue and hospital referral for Switzerland.
