Series 2: Committee Files, 1975-1990

This series relates to committees and task forces established to address the full spectrum of burn-related issues, and documents the development of some important innovations undertaken by the ABA. Issues addressed through the committee structure included the use of data collection systems for understanding the national incidence of burns, and the prevention of death and injury from flammable fabric burns through the establishment of an epidemiological basis for meaningful burn prevention legislation. The Committee on the Organization and Delivery of Burn Care was charged with determining the need for, and defining, graduated standards for burn care facilities and the training of burn care personnel in the United States. Of particular significance are the records of the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee to the Associate/At-Large Member of the Board of Trustees, which was formed in 1977. These records supplement and overlap with those of the Associate/At-Large Member and further document how the Committee sought to stimulate participation in the Association by nonphysician members. These files also record particular concerns of the Committee such as nursing special interest groups, and standards of burn nursing practice. Materials in this series include correspondence and memoranda, survey data, committee reports, and committee assignment information. The series is arranged alphabetically by name of committee.