Switzerland’s Burn Centers Are Overwhelmed After New Year’s Fire
The New York Times••world
Key Points:
- Approximately 50 people suffered severe burns in a bar fire in Crans-Montana, overwhelming Switzerland's burn units in Zurich, Lausanne, and the national disaster center in Bern.
- Swiss officials coordinated with the European Union to transfer patients to hospitals in Germany, Italy, and France, with France admitting 11 burn victims.
- The nearby hospital in Sion initially received around 60 victims but was quickly overwhelmed, while Lausanne admitted 22 patients, more than double its burn center capacity.
- Zurich University Hospital treated 16 patients, Bern hospital received eight, and Geneva University Hospital took in four burn victims, two of whom required urgent transfer for specialized care.
- Three individuals with fractures and other non-burn injuries from an
