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French burns centres frequently receive patients from the countries of North Africa (the Maghreb). These patients are transferred from their country of origin because of the lack of facilities necessary for their treatment and they usually reach France after long delays due to administrative problems. The delayed initiation of appropriate therapy often means that the patients are in a critical condition when they eventually reach a French burns center: most are in a state of major septic shock. It would therefore seem important in the long term to assess the medical validity of the practice of these costly transfers: the money spent might be better employed in developing more efficient facilities in North Africa.
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Wassermann, D., Lebreton, F., Schlotterer, M., Chaouch, A. (1995). Comparison of Epidemiological Data and Life Prognosis in Patients Transferred From the Maghreb to France, and in All Patients Admitted to One Burns Centre in Paris. In: Masellis, M., Gunn, S.W.A. (eds) The Management of Burns and Fire Disasters: Perspectives 2000. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0361-6_32
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