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Preparing for Emergencies- Guidance For Health Boards in Scotland
The document provides strategic guidance for Health Board Chief Executives and NHS Senior Managers on fulfilling their obligations under the Civil Contingencies 2004 and other key legislation underpinning emergency preparedness, response and recovery.
Appendix 6
The Levels Of Response For Adults And Children That Need To Be Planned For In The Management Of Burns Are Shown In The Table Below
| Level | Description | Who to Notify |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Normal | Normal | - No Notification required |
| 2. Concern | Burn major incident with casualties admitted locally. Local Board coping in handling burns casualties, sufficient to absorb additional capacity. Burn Service operating normally. | - Contact neighbouring Boards - Contact relevant Burns service - Notify Board on-call Executive and Board Emergency Planning Lead/Officer or equivalent |
| 3. Pressure | Casualties admitted from Burn Major Incident and normal activity not possible at local Board level. Normal activity being maintained in Burns Service. | - Contact neighbouring Boards - Contact relevant Burns Service to check bed capacity - Notify Board on-call Director and Board Emergency Planning Lead/Officer or equivalent - Notify Scottish Ambulance Service Control Room Tactical Adviser - Notify Scottish Government NHSScotland Resilience Team |
| 4. Severe Pressure | Normal activity not possible in Burn Service. More than one Burn Service now engaged to admit casualties from Burn Major Incident. | - Notify National Burn Bed Bureau. - Establish Burn Network communication to determine when Burn capacity will be exceeded - Notify Board on-call Executive and Board Emergency Planning Lead - Notify Scottish Ambulance Service Control Room or Tactical Adviser - Notify Scottish Government NHSScotland Resilience Team |
| 5. Critical | Combined resources of burns care capacity and capability in Scotland being fully utilised to deal with casualties from incident. Considerations to transfer patients outwith NHSScotland | - Notify National Burn Bed Bureau - Notify Board on-call Executive and Board Emergency Planning Lead - Contact Scottish Government NHS Resilience team for support. |
| 6. Capacity Exceeded | Combined Scottish and UK capacity and capability unable to absorb the additional activity. Consideration of international mutual aid. | - Ask Board on-call Executive to request support from Scottish Government via NHSScotland Resilience Team. |
Contact
Email: NHSScotland Resilience Unit
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