title: [Centralization, dynamic triage and multidisciplinary teamwork on the platform of critical care medicine: the key of success during the rescue of 4/20 Lushan earthquake victims].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To summarize the rescue experiences of the 4/20 Lushan earthquake victims by the 2nd "National medical experts team" and analyze the current emergent therapies for earthquake victims in China.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Principles of "four centralization" (centralized the victims, the medical experts, the equipment and treatment) during the rescue of Lushan earthquake were clarified to transport the critical victims to the central hospitals as soon as possible,and cover the several aspects at the same time; and to set up a multi-series connection among the mobile ambulance hospital in epicentral area, the triage/transfer hub in surrounding area as well as the central hospitals in rear. A multidisciplinary and multi-level experts team according to the different characteristic of each wave of earthquake, cooperation between the national multidisciplinary experts team and the local health care workers, and dynamic multi-time triage were built to detect the critical or potential critical victim in time. Clinical therapy was performed with rehabilitation medicine in early stage. All of above were our successful experiences leading to the minimization of mortality and disability of the earthquake victims.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The rescue of the 4/20 Lushan earthquake victims is an example in recent years, characterized by timely, powerful, rapid, scientific and highly efficient. The principle of "four centralization" (centralized the victims, the medical experts, the equipment and the treatment) is a fundamental guarantee for successful rescue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China. bjicu@163.com
authors.forename: You-zhong
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: An
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D018635:Rescue Work; D014218:Triage