title: Scientific framework for research on disaster and mass casualty incident in Korea: building consensus using Delphi method.
abstract: We aimed to determine the scientific framework for research on disaster and mass casualty incident (MCI) in Korea, especially Korean terminology, feasible definition, and epidemiologic indices. The two staged policy Delphi method was performed by instructors of National Disaster Life Support (NDLS®) with the constructed questionnaire containing items based on the literature review. The first-stage survey was conducted by 11 experts through two rounds of survey for making issue and option. The second-stage survey was conducted by 35 experts for making a generalized group based consensus. Experts were selected among instructors of National Disaster Life Support Course. Through two staged Delphi survey experts made consensus: 1) the Korean terminology "jaenan" with "disaster" and "dajung-sonsang-sago" with "MCI"; 2) the feasible definition of "disaster" as the events that have an effect on one or more municipal local government area (city-county-district) or results in ≥ 10 of death or ≥ 50 injured victims; 3) the feasible definition of MCI as the events that result in ≥ 6 casualties including death; 4) essential 31 epidemiologic indices. Experts could determine the scientific framework in Korea for research on disaster medicine, considering the distinct characteristics of Korea and current research trends.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea. ; Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Chu Hyun
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Seoul National University Hospital Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ju Ok
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang Bae
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: Seong Chun
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Soo Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ki Jeong
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004189:Disaster Planning; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054527:Mass Casualty Incidents / Q000145:classification*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D009626:Terminology as Topic
keywords: Delphi Technique; Disasters; Epidemiology; Mass Casualty Incidents; Terminology