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
Austere Guidelines: Just-in-Time Training Summary Sheet
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 Subcommittee Contact: (301) 461-2442
Northeast Region: (866) 778-3659
The Burn Center at Saint Barnabas, NJ
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
Alabama Trauma Communications Center, AL
Western Region: (866) 364-8824
Utah Department of Health Bureau of Emergency Response, UT