title: Medical aspects of the Granville Rail Disaster.
abstract: The paper outlines the Granville Rail Disaster incident, and the Sydney Metropolitan Disaster Programme which was operational for the first time. The nature of casualties (their triage, resuscitation and evacuation) is discussed, together with a description of the medical response. Difficulties confronting rescuers are mentioned and conclusions are drawn.
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D001315:Australia; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004190:Disasters; D006801:Humans; D011890:Railroads; D012066:Relief Work; D014187:Transportation of Patients; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology