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Hospital Bioterrorism Planning and Burn Surge
Biosecurity and bioterrorism, v 12(1), pp 20-28
01 Feb 2014
PMID: 24527874
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Abstract
On the morning of June 9, 2009, an explosion occurred at a manufacturing plant in Garner, North Carolina. By the end of the day, 68 injured patients had been evaluated at the 3 Level I trauma centers and 3 community hospitals in the Raleigh/Durham metro area (3 people who were buried in the structural collapse died at the scene). Approximately 300 employees were present at the time of the explosion, when natural gas being vented during the repair of a hot water heater ignited. The concussion from the explosion led to structural failure in multiple locations and breached additional natural gas, electrical, and ammonia lines that ran overhead in the 1-story concrete industrial plant. Intent is the major difference between this type of accident and a terrorist using an incendiary device to terrorize a targeted population. But while this disaster lacked intent, the response, rescue, and outcomes were improved as a result of bioterrorism preparedness. This article discusses how bioterrorism hospital preparedness planning, with an all-hazards approach, became the basis for coordinated burn surge disaster preparedness. This real-world disaster challenged a variety of systems, hospitals, and healthcare providers to work efficiently and effectively to manage multiple survivors. Burn-injured patients served as a focus for this work. We describe the response, rescue, and resuscitation provided by first responders and first receivers as well as efforts made to develop burn care capabilities and surge capacity.
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- Title
- Hospital Bioterrorism Planning and Burn Surge
- Creators
- Randy D. Kearns - College Station Medical CenterBrent Myers - College Station Medical CenterCharles B. Cairns - College Station Medical CenterPreston B. Rich - College Station Medical CenterC. Scott Hultman - College Station Medical CenterAnthony G. Charles - College Station Medical CenterSamuel W. Jones - College Station Medical CenterGrace L. Schmits - NC Jaycee Burn Ctr, UNC Hosp & Healthcare, Chapel Hill, NC USAMary Beth Skarote - College Station Medical CenterJames H. Holmes - New England Baptist HospitalBruce A. Cairns - NC Jaycee Burn Ctr, Chapel Hill, NC USA
- Publication Details
- Biosecurity and bioterrorism, v 12(1), pp 20-28
- Publisher
- Mary Ann Liebert, Inc
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- CDC-RFA-TP12-1201 / OPHPR CDC HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000331463400003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84895119527
- Other Identifier
- 991021448053104721
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