Emergency response to terrorist attacks: results of the federal-conducted evaluation process in Germany
| Autor: | Thomas Wurmb, Matthias Helm, Detlef Cwojdzinski, Renate Bohnen, Nora Schorscher, Ulrich Grueneisen, Georg Jung, Axel Franke, Gesa Lücking, Barbara Kowalzik, Jutta Helmerichs, Martin Weber |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Emergency Medical Services
Civil defense Process (engineering) Mission strategies Poison control Disaster Planning Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Germany Rescue Work Humans Mass Casualty Incidents Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ddc:610 030212 general & internal medicine First responders business.industry 030208 emergency & critical care medicine Lessons learned Public relations Quality Improvement Hazard Work (electrical) Terrorism Emergency Medicine Original Article Surgery Safety Terror attack business |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery |
| ISSN: | 1863-9941 1863-9933 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00068-020-01347-8 |
| Popis: | Purpose Rescue missions during terrorist attacks are extremely challenging for all rescue forces (police as well as non-police forces) involved. To improve the quality and safety of the rescue missions during an active killing event, it is obligatory to adapt common rescue mission goals and strategies. Methods After the recent attacks in Europe, the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance started an evaluation process on behalf of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Federal Ministry of Health. This was done to identify weaknesses, lessons learned and to formulate new adapted guidelines. Results The presented bullet point recommendations summarise the basic and most important results of the ongoing evaluation process for the Federal Republic of Germany. The safety of all the rescue forces and survival of the greatest possible number of casualties are the priority goals. Furthermore, the preservation and re-establishment of the socio-political integrity are the overarching goals of the management of active killing events. Strategic incident priorities are to stop the killing and to save as much lives as possible. The early identification and prioritised transportation of casualties with life-threatening non-controllable bleeding are major tasks and the shortest possible on-scene time is an important requirement with respect to safety issues. Conclusion With respect to hazard prevention tactics within Germany, we attributed the highest priority impact to the bullet points. The focus of the process has now shifted to intense work about possible solutions for the identified deficits and implementation strategies of such solutions during mass killing incidents. |
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