title: Search, rescue, and evacuation.
abstract: Structural collapse catastrophes are an increasingly greater threat as our population centers expand and as our nations's buildings and infrastructure age. Sophisticated search and rescue capabilities are being developed and deployed to prepare for these eventualities. To assure "successful" rescues, with optimal reduction of morbidity and mortality, an equally sophisticated medical capability is an essential component of any urban search and rescue entity.
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, New York.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Barbera
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Cadoux
mesh_terms: D004190:Disasters; D004496:Education, Continuing; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education; D004777:Environment; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D014187:Transportation of Patients; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control