title: A study on the disaster medical response during the Mauna Ocean Resort gymnasium collapse.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate and document the disaster medical response during the Gyeongju Mauna Ocean Resort gymnasium collapse on February 17, 2014.
  
  
  METHODS
  Official records of each institution were verified to select the study population. All the medical records and emergency medical service run sheets were reviewed by an emergency physician. Personal or telephonic interviews were conducted, without a separate questionnaire, if the institutions or agencies crucial to disaster response did not have official records or if information from different institutions was inconsistent.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred fifty-five accident victims treated at 12 hospitals, mostly for minor wounds, were included in this study. The collapse killed 10 people. Although the news of collapse was disseminated in 4 minutes, dispatch of 4 disaster medical assistance teams took at least 69 minutes to take the decision of dispatch. Four point five percent were treated at the accident site, 56.7% were transferred to 2 hospitals that were nearest to the collapse site, and 42.6% were transferred to hospitals that were poorly prepared to handle disaster victims.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the Gyeongju Mauna Ocean Resort gymnasium collapse, the initial triage and distribution of patients was inefficient and medical assistance arrived late. These problems had also been noted in prior mass casualty incidents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Myeong-Il
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Sooncheonhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Gi Woon
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Chu Hyun
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Center for Disaster Relief Training and Research, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Minhong
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Choa
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital, Gyeongju, Korea.
authors.forename: Dai Hai
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Inbyung
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hwaseong, Korea.
authors.forename: Soon Joo
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: In Sool
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.affiliation: National Emergency Medical Center, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Han Deok
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Kang Hyun
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
authors.forename: Suck Ju
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Tag
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Heo
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Seog
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Hong
keywords: Disasters; Mass casualty incidents; Medical assistance; Social networking