Citation

Wood F, Edgar D, Robertson AG. Emerg. Health Threat. J. 2008; 1: e4.

Affiliation

Western Australian Burns Serv., Royal Perth Hosp and Princess Margaret Hosp for Children, Perth, WA; Telstra Burns Rehabilitation and Outcomes Unit; Health Protection Group, Western Australian Department of Health, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, The authors, Publisher Co-Action Publishing)

DOI

10.3134/ehtj.08.004

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

With the threat of terrorist activity ever present since the incidents in Bali and Jakarta, the Australian health system must be prepared to manage another mass burn casualty disaster. The Australian and New Zealand Burns Association (ANZBA) highlighted the lack of a national burn disaster response before the 2000 Olympics. With the limited number of burn beds available and the protracted length of stay after such injuries, any state or territory could be overwhelmed with relatively few patient admissions. In 2002, the Australian Health Minister's Conference called for a solution. The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the process and development of the Australian National Burn Network, which underpins the National Burn Disaster Response (AUSBURNPLAN).

Language: en