Firs aid and medical organization of China International Search and Rescue Team(CISAR)in the Wenchuan earthquake search and rescue site
- VernacularTitle:中国国际救援队在汶川地震搜救现场的医疗组织与急救
- Author:
Yahua LIU
;
Shike HOU
;
Haojun FAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Wenehuan earthquake;
China International Search and Rescue Team (CISAR);
Disaster medicine;
Medical organization;
First aid on site
- From:
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine
2008;17(8):791-793
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To approach the validity of the fast aid and medical organization of earthquake.Method China International Search and Rescue Team (CISAR) fast arrived Wenehuan earthquake area.The problems of medical organization and emergency treatment on spot were rethospectively analyzed.Twenty-two members from different departments,including department of emergency medicine,department of cardiology and orthopaedics,etc,took 280 species of medicine,consumable material,equipment and device,totally more than 1000 kinds.When finding survivors,the members of medical team gave both medical rescue and psychological inter venfion to them.Results After members of CISAR searched 9 hours,they found and treated 49 survivals,including 21 males and 28 females in collapse field of Wonchuan ease.Survivals were 7～61 years old,30 cases<18 yearn old,8 cases 18～39 years old,8 cases 40～59 years old,3 cases>60 yearn old.And 39 cases were found and treated within 72 hours,10 eases over 72 hours.Eight cases had head injuries,12 eases chest injuries,15 cases abdominal injuries,3 eases spinal injury,5 cases pelvic injury,48 eases limb injury,and all eases had medium or severe dehydrate.Forty-nine survivals were rescued with fluid infusion,oxygen inhahtion,bandaging,fixation and transported to hospitals,and none d the 49 cases died.conclusions The effective medical organization and first aid on spot can avoid the rescue chaos on emergency treatment,and reduce the rate of disability and case fatality in disaster.
