title: Burn care in disaster and other austere settings.
abstract: In some circumstances, burn care must be delivered in a simple manner without the luxury of modern resources. Such circumstances include care in low- and middle-income countries, war zones, and mass casualty incidents. Triage decisions need to be made carefully, allowing the focus of limited personnel and equipment on those most likely to survive. Simple techniques can be used to help many burn victims, such as utilizing oral resuscitation formulas for burn resuscitation. Although even the best attempts at preparation often fall short, there are many benefits from planning and training.
authors.affiliation: Burn Center, MedSTAR Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street North West, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jeng
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Regional Burn Center, Harborview Medical Center, 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gibran
authors.affiliation: Arizona Burn Center, Maricopa Medical Center, 2601 East Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA. Electronic address: michael_peck@dmgaz.org.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peck
mesh_terms: D058109:Airway Management / Q000379:methods; D002053:Burn Units / Q000458:organization & administration; D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy*; D002654:Child Care / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004190:Disasters; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006295:Health Resources; D006801:Humans; D059351:Organ Sparing Treatments / Q000379:methods; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D015532:Rehydration Solutions / Q000600:supply & distribution; D012769:Shock / Q000628:therapy; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods; D055813:Wilderness Medicine / Q000379:methods; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015532:Rehydration Solutions
keywords: Disasters; Low-income countries; Mass-casualty planning; Triage