The Swiss bus accident on 13 March 2012: lessons for pre-hospital care.
The recent bus crash in Switzerland involving many children provides several lessons for the pre-hospital care community. The use of multiple helicopters that are capable of flying at night and that carry advanced medical pre-hospital teams undoubtedly saved lives following the tragedy. We describe the medical response to the incident and the lessons that can be learned for emergency medical services.
Richard M
RM
Lyon
Jon
J
Sanders
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D017732:Air Ambulances; D002648:Child; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D054527:Mass Casualty Incidents; D013557:Switzerland