Publication date:
2 September 2011
Summary
The National Health Emergency Plan: Multiple Complex Burn Action Plan provides direction to the health sector in the event of a burn emergency in New Zealand.
The purpose of the Plan is to provide national direction on what should be done when a Regional Burn Unit or the National Burn Service are overwhelmed. The Plan documents an agreed sequence of events to be implemented in the event of a national burn emergency and outlines the roles and responsibilities of Ambulance, District Health Boards, National Burn Centre / Regional Burn Units and the Ministry of Health.
Publishing information
- Publication date
- Citation
- Ministry of Health. 2011. National Health Emergency Plan: Multiple Complex Burn Action Plan. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
- ISBN
- 978-0-478-37324-0 (print), 978-0-478-37325-7 (online)
- HP number
- 5393
