Emergency medical services response to a major freeway bridge collapse
| Autor: | Anne Lapine, William G. Heegaard, Jeffrey D. Ho, Douglas D. Brunette, Joseph E. Clinton, John L. Hick, Thomas Ward |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Service (business)
business.industry Patient Tracking Communication Minnesota Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Accidents Traffic Poison control Pilot Projects medicine.disease Triage Occupational safety and health Disasters Mass-casualty incident Emergency medical services Incident management (ITSM) Medicine Humans Mass Casualty Incidents Medical emergency business Emergency Service Hospital Automobiles |
| Zdroj: | Disaster medicine and public health preparedness. 2 |
| ISSN: | 1938-744X |
| Popis: | Background: The Interstate 35W Bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River on August 1, 2007, killing 13 people and injuring 127.Methods: This article describes the emergency medical services response to this incident.Results/Discussion: Complexities of the event included difficult patient access, multiple sectors of operation, and multiple mutual-aid agencies. Patient evacuation and transportation was rapid, with the collapse zone cleared of victims 95 minutes after the initial 9-1-1 call. A common regional emergency medical service incident management plan that was exercised was critical to the success of the response.Conclusions: Communication and patient tracking difficulties could be improved in future responses. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2008;2(Suppl 1):S17–S24) |
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