Developing and implementing a surgical response and physician triage team.
Trauma care during a disaster may require unusual or unique approaches. The Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital has developed a physician field response team designed to respond to mass casualty incidents. The team has been mobilized on multiple occasions and its approach refined with each experience. The process of developing a team is presented along with "lessons learned" during the 15 years the team has been in use.
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Cynthia
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Trauma Education and Outreach, Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. cpreid@worldnet.att.net
Santora
Thomas A
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D004189:Disaster Planning; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010414:Pennsylvania; D013523:Surgical Equipment; D014218:Triage / Q000458:organization & administration