title: [Model and enlightenment from rescue of August 2nd Kunshan explosion casualty].
abstract: On August 2nd, 2014, a massive dust explosion occurred in a factory of Kunshan, resulting in a mass casualty involving 185 burn patients. They were transported to 20 medical institutions in Jiangsu province and Shanghai. More than one thousand of medical personnel of our country participated in this emergency rescue, and satisfactory results were achieved. In this paper, the characteristics of this accident were analyzed, the positive effects of interdisciplinary cooperation were affirmed, and the contingency plan, rescue process and pattern, and reserve, organization and management of talents during this rescue process were reviewed retrospectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns; D002681:China; D054597:Disaster Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005107:Explosions; D006801:Humans; D054527:Mass Casualty Incidents