Challenge Patient Dispatching in Mass Casualty Incidents

Donner, Anton; Greiner-Mai, Thomas and Adler, Christine (2012): Challenge Patient Dispatching in Mass Casualty Incidents. 9th International ISCRAM Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 22. - 25. April 2012. Rothkrantz, L. (ed.) : In: Proceedings of the 9th International ISCRAM Conference, Vancouver:

Abstract

Efficient management of mass casualty incidents is complex, since regular emergency medical services struc-tures have to be switched to a temporary “disaster mode” involving additional operational and tactical struc-tures. Most of the relevant decisions have to be taken on-site in a provisional and chaotic environment. Data gathering about affected persons is one side of the coin; the other side is on-site patient dispatching requiring information exchange with the regular emergency call center and destination hospitals. In this paper we extend a previous conference contribution about the research project e-Triage to the aspect of patient data and on-site patient dispatching. Our considerations reflect the situation in Germany, which deserves from our point of view substantial harmonization.

• Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
• Keywords: Patient dispatching, mass casualty incident, triage
• Faculties: Psychology and Education Science > Department Psychology > e-Triage
• Subjects: 100 Philosophy and Psychology > 150 Psychology
• Place of Publication: Vancouver
• Language: English