Unwrapping History at the Cape Town Waterfront

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dc.contributor.authorWorden, Nigel
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-08T07:22:55Z
dc.date.available2021-10-08T07:22:55Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.description.abstractThe International Society for Burns Injuries (ISBI) has published guidelines for the management of multiple or mass burns casualties, and recommends that 'each country has or should have a disaster planning system that addresses its own particular needs.' The need for a national burns disaster plan integrated with national and provincial disaster planning was discussed at the South African Burns Society Congress in 2009, but there was no real involvement in the disaster planning prior to the 2010 World Cup; the country would have been poorly prepared had there been a burns disaster during the event. This article identifies some of the lessons learnt and strategies derived from major burns disasters and burns disaster planning from other regions. Members of the South African Burns Society are undertaking an audit of burns care in South Africa to investigate the feasibility of a national burns disaster plan. This audit (which is still under way) also aims to identify weaknesses of burns care in South Africa and implement improvements where necessary.
dc.identifier.apacitationWorden, N. (1994). Unwrapping History at the Cape Town Waterfront. <i>The Public Historian</i>, 16(2), 33 - 50. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35028en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWorden, Nigel "Unwrapping History at the Cape Town Waterfront." <i>The Public Historian</i> 16, 2. (1994): 33 - 50. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35028en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWorden, N. 1994. Unwrapping History at the Cape Town Waterfront. <i>The Public Historian.</i> 16(2):33 - 50. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35028en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0272-3433
dc.identifier.issn1533-8576
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Worden, Nigel AB - The International Society for Burns Injuries (ISBI) has published guidelines for the management of multiple or mass burns casualties, and recommends that 'each country has or should have a disaster planning system that addresses its own particular needs.' The need for a national burns disaster plan integrated with national and provincial disaster planning was discussed at the South African Burns Society Congress in 2009, but there was no real involvement in the disaster planning prior to the 2010 World Cup; the country would have been poorly prepared had there been a burns disaster during the event. This article identifies some of the lessons learnt and strategies derived from major burns disasters and burns disaster planning from other regions. Members of the South African Burns Society are undertaking an audit of burns care in South Africa to investigate the feasibility of a national burns disaster plan. This audit (which is still under way) also aims to identify weaknesses of burns care in South Africa and implement improvements where necessary. DA - 1994 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 2 J1 - The Public Historian LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 1994 SM - 0272-3433 SM - 1533-8576 T1 - Unwrapping History at the Cape Town Waterfront TI - Unwrapping History at the Cape Town Waterfront UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35028 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/35028
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWorden N. Unwrapping History at the Cape Town Waterfront. The Public Historian. 1994;16(2):33 - 50. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35028.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Historical Studies
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.sourceThe Public Historian
dc.source.journalissue2
dc.source.journalvolume16
dc.source.pagination33 - 50
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3378804
dc.subject.otherBurns
dc.subject.otherDisaster Planning
dc.subject.otherHumans
dc.subject.otherMass Casualty Incidents
dc.subject.otherNational Health Programs
dc.subject.otherPractice Guidelines as Topic
dc.subject.otherSocieties, Medical
dc.subject.otherSouth Africa
dc.titleUnwrapping History at the Cape Town Waterfront
dc.typeJournal Article
uct.type.publicationResearch
uct.type.resourceJournal Article
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