Beyond surge: Coping with mass burn casualty in the closest hospital to the Formosa Fun Coast Dust Explosion
S Chuang, KS Chang, DD Woods, HC Chen… - Burns, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose To provide an insight into the challenges faced by the closest hospital to the
Formosa Fun Coast Dust Explosion (FFCDE) disaster scene, and to examine how the …
Formosa Fun Coast Dust Explosion (FFCDE) disaster scene, and to examine how the …
Coping with a mass casualty: insights into a hospital's emergency response and adaptations after the Formosa Fun Coast dust explosion
Objective: The study provides a comprehensive insight into how an initial receiving hospital
without adequate capacity adapted to coping with a mass casualty incident after the …
without adequate capacity adapted to coping with a mass casualty incident after the …
Rethinking preparedness planning in disaster emergency care: lessons from a beyond-surge-capacity event
S Chuang, DD Woods, M Reynolds, HW Ting… - World Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Large-scale burn disasters can produce casualties that threaten medical care
systems. This study proposes a new approach for developing hospital readiness and …
systems. This study proposes a new approach for developing hospital readiness and …
Factors associated with ED length of stay during a mass casualty incident
Background The aim of this study was to examine the factors associated with emergency
department (ED) length of stay (LOS) using the patient registry data from a medical burns …
department (ED) length of stay (LOS) using the patient registry data from a medical burns …
Experience of distributing 499 burn casualties of the June 28, 2015 Formosa Color Dust Explosion in Taiwan
TH Wang, WS Jhao, YH Yeh, C Pu - Burns, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To describe the experience of distributing 499 burn casualties of an unexpected
event and determine whether patient transfer is associated with patient outcomes measured …
event and determine whether patient transfer is associated with patient outcomes measured …
Response of a local hospital to a burn disaster: contributory factors leading to zero mortality outcomes
EK Yeong, CP O'Boyle, HF Huang, HC Tai, YC Hsu… - Burns, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the outcomes of a local healthcare system in managing a burn
mass casualty incident (BMCI). Methods Thirty-three victims admitted to the National Taiwan …
mass casualty incident (BMCI). Methods Thirty-three victims admitted to the National Taiwan …
Challenges of burn mass casualty incidents in the prehospital setting: lessons from the Formosa fun coast park color party
CH Lin, CH Lin, CY Tai, YY Lin… - Prehospital emergency …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: A burn mass casualty incident (BMCI) involving 499 patients occurred at a “color
party” in Taiwan in June 27, 2015. We implemented a study to identify critical challenges …
party” in Taiwan in June 27, 2015. We implemented a study to identify critical challenges …
Disaster planning: the past, present, and future concepts and principles of managing a surge of burn injured patients for those involved in hospital facility planning and …
RD Kearns, JH Holmes IV, RL Alson… - Journal of Burn Care & …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The 9/11 attacks reframed the narrative regarding disaster medicine. Bypass strategies have
been replaced with absorption strategies and are more specifically described as “surge …
been replaced with absorption strategies and are more specifically described as “surge …
Resource-poor settings: response, recovery, and research: care of the critically ill and injured during pandemics and disasters: CHEST consensus statement
J Geiling, FM Burkle, TE West, TM Uyeki, D Amundson… - Chest, 2014 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND Planning for mass critical care in resource-poor and constrained settings
has been largely ignored, despite large, densely crowded populations who are prone to …
has been largely ignored, despite large, densely crowded populations who are prone to …
Engendering enthusiasm for sustainable disaster critical care response: why this is of consequence to critical care professionals?
SI Dara, RW Ashton, JC Farmer - Critical Care, 2005 - Springer
Disaster medical response has historically focused on the pre-hospital and initial treatment
needs of casualties. In particular, the critical care component of many disaster response …
needs of casualties. In particular, the critical care component of many disaster response …