[Disaster medicine, organization and management].
A disaster situation requires an organised command of the emergency services as well as of the treatment of victims and their orientation. The aim is to avoid any deterioration in the quality of the emergency care provided to the patients. A medical speciality, disaster medicine requires specific training.
Hôpital Purpan, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France. spiette.c@chu-toulouse.fr
Catherine
C
Spiette
Vanessa
V
Houzé-Cerfon
Jean-Louis
JL
Ducassé
D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004190:Disasters; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans