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Mass casualty incidents with multiple burn victims: rationale for a Swiss burn plan

Potin, M; Sénéchaud, C; Carsin, H; Fauville, J P; Fortin, J L; Kuenzi, W; Lupi, G; Raffoul, W; Schiestl, C; Zuercher, M; Yersin, B; Berger, M M (2010). Mass casualty incidents with multiple burn victims: rationale for a Swiss burn plan. Burns, 36(6):741-750.

Abstract

Disaster preparedness plans involving burn specialists dispatched from a referral burn center can upgrade and significantly improve prehospital rescue outcome, initial resuscitation care and help prevent an overload to hospital surge capacities in case of multiple burn victims. This is the rationale behind the ongoing development and implementation of the Swiss burn plan.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > University Children's Hospital Zurich > Clinic for Surgery
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > Surgery
Health Sciences > Emergency Medicine
Health Sciences > Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Language:English
Date:2010
Deposited On:02 Feb 2011 13:50
Last Modified:05 Mar 2025 02:36
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0305-4179
OA Status:Closed
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2009.12.003
PubMed ID:20185244
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