The role dental profession can play in mass casualty and disaster events.
- Author:
Gang LI
1
Author Information
1. Dept. of Preventive Dentistry, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Dentists;
Disaster Planning;
Disasters;
Humans;
Mass Casualty Incidents;
Professional Role;
Triage
- From:
West China Journal of Stomatology
2008;26(4):347-351
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
A study of the dental professional action to the struggle for the mass casualty and disaster events was reported. The dental professional first aid and care, triage of casualties, maxillofacial surgery, forensic odontology to the struggle for the mass casualty and disaster events were discussed. The dental profession personals must make the more specific contribution in the mass casualty and disaster events in the future.
