کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2608268 1562812 2006 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
CCATT: A Military Model for Civilian Disaster Management
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب اورژانس
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CCATT: A Military Model for Civilian Disaster Management
چکیده انگلیسی

When major disasters incapacitate hospitals and definitive care facilities—as Hurricane Katrina did in 2005—a crisis point is rapidly reached. Critical care services are often the first to be overwhelmed. Personal experiences and regional disaster plans were examined in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to uncover shortfalls in delivery of care and resources. A search was undertaken for a viable model for delivering critical care services in the immediate post-disaster period. Such a model already exists in the US Air Force's (USAF) Critical Care Air Transport Teams (CCATT). These teams have functioned well during recent military conflicts by providing both ground critical care and transport of high-risk, severely injured patients. The need for augmented critical care and transport resources in the face of overwhelming casualties in the civilian environment does not require a de novo construct. The USAF's CCATT model should be easily adaptable to the civilian disaster scenario.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Disaster Management & Response - Volume 4, Issue 4, October–December 2006, Pages 114–117
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