Objective: To investigate the situations of on-site rescue and traumatic features of victims
involved in gas explosion accident in Hangzhou, so as to provide more data support for …

Background Emergency medical services regularly encounter severe burns. As standards of
care are relatively well-established regarding their hospital management, prehospital care is …

Background: On April 16, 2007 a mass shooting occurred on the campus of Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). Due to both distance and weather …

Introduction: Proper management of mass-casualty incidents (MCIs) relies on triage as a
critical component of the disaster plan. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess …

Mass casualty events and disasters are marked by a mismatch (disproportion) between the
number of victims and the resources available for care. It is crucial that in such events, a …

Background In mass casualty incidents (MCI), death usually occurs within the first few hours
and thus early transfer to a trauma centre can be crucial in selected cases. However, most …

This article reviews the implications of mass-casualty, terrorist bombings for emergency
department (ED) and hospital emergency responses. Several practical issues are …

Objective To establish the level of medical care provided in the emergency department of
general hospitals to the victims of the Volendam café fire on 1 January 2001. Methods A …

Introduction Prehospital trauma care includes on-scene assessments, essential treatment,
and facilitating transfer to an appropriate trauma center to deliver optimal care for trauma …

Objective: A disaster in the hospital is particularly serious and quite different from other
ordinary disasters. This study aimed at analyzing the activity outcomes of a disaster medical …