Appendix 2.
Summary of Term Search: Articles which describe national/local burn plans and burn clinical teams (n/r = not recorded) [10,27-37]
| Author | Journal | Study Type | Year | Country | National/Regional/Local | Burn plan | Burn Clinical Team | Burn Team Role | Key Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Shamsi et al | Disaster medicine and Public health Preparedness | Retrospective cross sectional | 2019 | Belgium | National Central Coordination Office | Belgian Association of burn injury (BABI) plan | n/r | Direct Transport | ● Central control of burns mass casualties |
| Patient distribution between burn centres | |||||||||
| Al Shamsi et al | Journal of Burn Care and Research | Mixed Method | 2019 | Belgium | National Burn Teams | BABI Plan | Burn Surgeon | Deployed to scene or non-specialised hospitals in first 12-24 hours | ● Paediatric management has yet to be defined |
| Burn Anaesthetist | ● Consider communication, transportation, triage, transfer guidance, and cost | ||||||||
| Burn Specialised Nurse | |||||||||
| Dell’era et al | Disaster Medicine and Public health Preparedness | Mixed Method | 2018 | Switzerland | Local (State) | n/r | Voluntary Burn Specialists | Onsite triage | ● Communication between a fragmented healthcare system is paramount |
| Conlon et al | Journal of Burn Care and Research | Review | 2014 | New Jersey, USA | Regional | ABA | n/r | n/r | ● triage facilities “tier facility” preparation and planning |
| Kearns et al | South Med Journal | Review | 2013 | southern US | Regional | southern burn plan | n/r | n/r | ● interstate communication |
| ● triage tools | |||||||||
| ● institutional, interfacility, interstate communication | |||||||||
| Leahy et al | Journal of Burn Care and Research | Review | 2012 | New York, USA | State Burn Logistic Coordination Centre | New York State Burn Plan | n/r | n/r | ● Virtual Burn Consultation centre to track beds, transport and resources |
| Wood et al | Emergency Health Threats Journal | Review | 2008 | Australia | National | AUSBURNPLAN | n/r | n/r | ● Single channel of communication |
| ● National Burn database | |||||||||
| Greenwood et al | Prehospital and disaster Medicine | review | 2006 | Australia | International | AUSBURNPLAN State disaster plans | National Burn Assessment Team | Burn Management Advice | ● BAT collaboration with retrieval service for optimal outcomes |
| Senior burn consultant | |||||||||
| Burns nurse | |||||||||
| Burns registrar | |||||||||
| Jordan et al | Journal of burn care and rehabilitation | Guidelines | 2005 | USA | National & State plans | ABA Regional Burn Teams | 6 Burn Nurses | Triage, Patient Management Advice | ● Deployed with salary, expenses and housing provided for minimum 2 weeks |
| 4 Technicians | |||||||||
| 2 Burn surgeons | |||||||||
| 1 Anaesthetist | |||||||||
| Sheridan et al | Journal of burn care and rehabilitation | Review | 2005 | USA | National & State plans | ABA Burn Speciality Teams (BST) | 4 national BSTs | Triage, Resuscitation, Stabilization | ● voluntary basis mobile equipment package |
| ABA | Journal of burn care and rehabilitation | Guidelines | 2005 | USA | National Military | BSTs | 15 Personnel: | local/state/federal support secondary triage/transfer | ● primary and secondary triage protol |
| 1 burn surgeon | |||||||||
| 6 burn nurses | |||||||||
| anaesthetist | |||||||||
| respiratory therapist | |||||||||
| Administrator | |||||||||
| 5 support staff | ● advises BST’s should help with secondary triage and transfer away from epicentre | ||||||||
| Potin et al | Burns | Review | 2010 | Switzerland | National central coordination of resources | n/r | n/r | n/r | ● burn triage by specialist staff is effective |
| Local triage is managed my emergency departments |