@article{ref1,
title="Planning for major burns incidents in the UK using an accelerated Delphi technique",
journal="Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries",
year="2002",
author="Randic, Luka and Carley, Simon and Mackway-Jones, K. and Dunn, K.",
volume="28",
number="5",
pages="405-412",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Major incidents require careful planning if they are to be managed well. Although a generic plan to deal with all major incidents is essential, a number of &quot;special incidents&quot; deserve special consideration because of their potential to impact on specialist services. This paper examines the problems of managing a major incident involving large numbers of burns casualties. METHOD: A three-round Delphi study was conducted using a multidisciplinary panel of experts from prehospital care, emergency medicine, burns surgery, intensive care and emergency planning. RESULTS: A series of consensus statements on the management of burns incidents are presented. An accompanying paper describes the practical implementation of this guidance. CONCLUSION: Specific consideration should be given to the problems of managing a major incident involving burns casualties.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0305-4179",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}