Publications by authors named "Paige Hargrove"
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- Disaster preparedness for burn mass casualty incidents (BMCI) emphasizes the importance of supporting first responders and community hospitals that will initially treat burn patients.
- Regular meetings held by regional healthcare coalitions (HCCs) help identify care gaps and enhance collaboration among local hospitals and EMS agencies.
- A consensus was reached to create kits with necessary burn care supplies, address maintenance and replenishment needs, and establish systems to quickly deploy these supplies to rural areas when a BMCI occurs.
Background: The Louisiana Emergency Response Network (LERN), a statewide trauma system, has a single communication center with real-time data on hospital capacity across the state. With these data, scene information, and a standardized triage protocol, prehospital providers are directed to the most appropriate hospital. The purpose of our study was to compare outcomes between those patients who complied with the LERN communication center direction and those who did not.
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