Beyond Surge Coping with Mass Burn Casualty in the Closest Hospital to the Formosa Fun Coast Dust Explosion

The authors combined data from medical records with information gleaned from interviews with healthcare providers who responded to the incident to understand how the hospital adapted to patient surge and bottlenecks. Providers treated 44 patients with an average total burn surface area of 51.3%; 20 were intubated. Shortages in clinicians, space, and equipment ensued, and the authors described three primary adaptive strategies that bolstered the response.