Transferred triage to a level I trauma center in a mass catastrophe of patients; many of them with burns.
Three airplanes were involved in an airshow accident at the Ramstein military airbase on 28th of August 1988 causing immediate 45 dead and approximate 400 injured people. As a Level I Trauma facility we received 47 patients in different state of distress direct from airfield within an hour. The disaster plan was activated and sufficient personal and infrastructure could be mobilized.
Kossmann
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University of Saarland, Department of Traumatology, Homburg/Saar, Federal Republic of Germany.
Wittling
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I
Bühren
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V
Sutter
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G
Trentz
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O
D000060:Accidents, Aviation; D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy*; D003422:Critical Care; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors; D014193:Trauma Centers; D014218:Triage / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*