Title of article :
The café fire on New Yearʹs Eve in Volendam, the Netherlands: description of events
Author/Authors :
L. Welling، نويسنده , , S.M. van Harten، نويسنده , , P. Patka، نويسنده , , J.J.L.M. Bierens، نويسنده , , Rogier M. Boers، نويسنده , , J.S.K. Luitse، نويسنده , , D.P. Mackie، نويسنده , , A. Trouwborst، نويسنده , , D.J. Gouma، نويسنده , , R.W. Kreis، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
Pages :
7
From page :
548
To page :
554
Abstract :
Aim of study: The café fire at Volendam occurred shortly after midnight on the first of January 2001 and resulted in one of the worst mass burn incidents in recent Dutch history. The aim of this study was to provide insight into medical and organisational requirements of a major burns incident. Methods: Shortly after the fire, two university hospitals and a burn center in the region of the accident developed a plan for evaluation of medical care given during and after this major burn incident. A multidisciplinary research group investigated the management of victims at the scene, in the emergency departments (ED) and during admission in the hospitals. All 245 casualties were included in this study. Results: A brief severe fire occurred in a crowded cafe with around 350 young visitors on a small embankment of a relatively isolated town, resulting in a unusually high number of severely injured burn victims. Four died immediately. The ensuing rescue effort was hampered by poor access and chaotic circumstances. At the scene of the incident, mobile medical teams ensured orderly transport and treatment priority for the injured. There were 245 victims with a median total body surface area burned of 12%. Inhalation injury was present in 96 patients. A total of 182 victims were admitted, with 112 to intensive care. Ten patients died in the hospital. Seventy-eight patients were secondarily transported, many to specialised centers in the Netherlands and abroad. In total, 36 hospitals in three countries participated. Conclusion: An incident with high numbers of burn victims poses a challenge to any health care system. The difficult circumstances at the site demonstrated the need for robust organisational structures. The primary and secondary distribution of patients required coordination, general hospitals were able to provide initial medical care to these major burn casualties.
Keywords :
Burn injury , Volendam , New Year’s Eve , Mass burn casualty incidents
Journal title :
Burns
Serial Year :
2005
Journal title :
Burns
Record number :
470901
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