Triage Decision Trees and Triage Protocols: Changing Strategies for Medical Rescue in Civilian Mass Casualty Situations.

Abstract

This report addresses the state of the art of the decision-making process and the technology of disaster victim rescue. A technique of disaster reconstruction based on autopsy reports and physical evidence is utilized to determine the potential survivability under improved or optimum conditions. The report concludes that advanced technological preparation based on scientific hazard assessment and state of the art of disaster medicine would significantly increase survivability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 06, 1984
Accession Number
ADA137857

Entities

People

  • M. E. Silverstein

Organizations

  • Georgetown University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Burns
  • Civil Defense
  • Death
  • Disaster Management
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychiatry
  • Wounds And Injuries

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Trauma or Military Medicine