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- Title
[Primary care hospital for a mass disaster MANV IV. Experience from a mock disaster exercise].
- Authors
Wolf, S; Partenheimer, A; Voigt, C; Kunze, R; Adams, H A; Lill, H
- Abstract
In Hannover and in nationwide contingency plans there are clear instructions for the medical care of mass casualties which are designed to cope with 50 to a maximum of 200 patients. Disaster simulations and practical exercises in Hannover regarding EXPO 2000 and the FIFA World Cup 2006 showed a very good and effective prehospital treatment and management up to a number of about 200 patients. Due to infrastructural settings a scenario with up to 1,000 (MANV IV) patients in the region of Hannover was beyond the capacity of existing concepts for the management of mass casualties, which comprised initial medical care at the on-site treatment area and subsequent transport to local or regional hospitals for definitive management. A new practicable and well trained model was necessary to improve the hospital admission and primary treatment capacity (Erstversorgungsklinik--EVK). In the case of MANV IV it was proposed that the tasks of on-site treatment area should be concentrated on triage and the stabilization of severely injured victims with immediate transport to special primary care hospitals. The main task of these hospitals was further stabilization of patients for inhospital care or further transport to other special facilities.
- Publication
Der Unfallchirurg, 2009, Vol 112, Issue 6, p565
- ISSN
1433-044X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00113-008-1559-9