title: Are we ready for the next disaster?
abstract: The time, location and number of injuries sustained in major disasters are unpredictable. The medical response is usually swift and appropriate, but manpower and resources may be quickly stretched to their limits. The hypothesis is advanced that optimal medical management of the victims of major disasters requires the development of a trauma system in the UK, and greater emphasis on education and research in trauma and critical care.
authors.affiliation: Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Rowlands
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000379:methods*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000628:therapy; D006113:United Kingdom