The ABA’s Organization & Delivery of Burn Care Committee develops and maintains plans to manage regional burn surge capabilities in the event of a mass casualty or other disaster. They have worked to educate burn centers, hospitals, government agencies and others about these issues.
Resources on this page will be updated regularly and available when they are needed most.
Guidelines for Care in Austere Conditions
Patient Care Priorities for the First 24 hours in Burn Mass Casualty for Non-Burn Physicians
Letter to the JBCR Editor: These 4 articles specifically address how to carry on effective burn care in a post-apocalyptic environment.
Introduction to Burn Disaster, Airway and Ventilator Management, and Fluid Resuscitation
Article | Slides
Special Care Topics
Article | Slides
Special Etiologies: Blast, Radiation, and Chemical Injuries
Article | Slides
Resources
Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Information (TRACIE)
RITN Center Contact Information (Transplant Centers)
Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM)
Evaluation and Treatment for COVID-19
Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) Guidelines on the Management of Critically Ill Adults with COVID-19
Burn Disaster Regional Emergency Hotline Numbers
ABA Central Office: (312) 642-9260
Chicago, IL
24/7 ABA Disaster Response Contact: (301) 461-2442
Northeast Region: (866) 778-3659
Eastern Regional Burn Disaster Consortium
Midwest Region: (800) 922-2876
Regions Hospital Burn Center, MN
Great Lakes Region: (734) 936-2876
State of Michigan Burn Coordinating Center, MI
Southern Region: (800) 359-0123
Backup: (205) 975-2400
Alabama Trauma Communications Center, AL
Western Region: (866) 364-8824
Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Emergency Medical Services and Preparedness
Canadian Region: (416) 435-1131