Discussion on triage and treatment for surviving crew members after a submarine accident — taking NATO triage and treatment system as an example

VernacularTitle:潜艇失事脱险艇员的分类救治探讨——以北约分类救治为例
Author: Wenwu LIU ¹ ; Shuo YAN ; Jie CHEN ; Ci LI ; Jiajun XU ; Xuhua YU ; Shifeng WANG
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1. 海军军医大学海军特色医学中心潜水与高气压医学研究室，上海　200433
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Diving rescue; Triage and treatment; Evacuation; Diving disease
From: Chinese journal of nautical medicine and hyperbaric medicine 2022;29(3):281-284
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: At present，there is no triage and treatment system in China for the surviving crew members after a submarine accident. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization（NATO）provides a Triage and Treatment System for the management of diseases for the patients after a submarine accident. This system classifies diseases into four types，i.e.，T1，T2，T3，and T4，according to the severity of the specific disease. Furthermore，the diseases are classified into type C1 and C2 depending on whether the hyperbaric therapy is needed. The treatment zone is divided into 5 areas：triage area，grade 1 treatment area，grade 2 treatment area，grade 3 treatment area，and T4 treatment area. Based on our previous experience in teaching submarine rescue，we put forward some suggestions for improvement on the system，so as to provide a point of reference for the development of Chinese triage and treatment system after a submarine accident in future.