title: Burn surge for Los Angeles County, California.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Los Angeles County, CA is a participant in the Hospital Preparedness Program. One expectation of the program is that the county be prepared to surge for trauma and burn based on the population size. Los Angeles County has approximately 10 million residents and this translates to a required surge capacity of 150 burn beds.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency (LA EMSA) has taken the lead for this project. This article describes the steps taken to create a burn surge plan for the county.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The burn surge plan includes a series of policies and procedures with topics such as: activation, field triage, Emergency Department Assessment/Treatment, and Burn Resource Hospital Treatment Guidelines.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Education, equipment, and supply needs and transfer agreements are discussed. Costs associated with the project are outlined.
authors: Vandenberg Associates, Dana Point, CA 92629, USA. v.vandenberg@yahoo.com
authors: Victoria
authors: V
authors: Vandenberg
authors: Roel
authors: R
authors: Amara
authors: Jim
authors: J
authors: Crabtree
authors: Kay
authors: K
authors: Fruhwirth
authors: Jacqueline
authors: J
authors: Rifenburg
authors: Warren
authors: W
authors: Garner
mesh_terms: D002053:Burn Units / Q000458:organization & administration; D002056:Burns / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D054527:Mass Casualty Incidents; D016730:Program Development; D012041:Regional Medical Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055872:Surge Capacity / Q000458:organization & administration*