purpose: triage is a complicated and dynamic process in nature. moreover, there are many challenges in selecting the required information about the casualties, the wounded, and the type of accident at the time of crisis. hence, this research was undertaken to present a new strategy for efficiently triaging casualties in the battlefield. methodology: in this review, two methods of field and libr...

Introduction: The mission of the medical department in Home Front Command is to support preparedness Israel’s health system for emergencies, both day-to-day routine and during wartime. This achieved by practicing emergency scenarios all general hospitals, including biological, chemical, radiological mass-casualty events. Method: Implementing an annual drill plan hospitals scenarios, non-convent...

Controlling the mortality rate at Mass Casualty Incident presents an increasingly important challenge for Emergency service organizations. Preparation is required by any healthcare system to minimize loss of life and maximize casualty recovery. The literature conjectures that rates can be decreased integrating technology with emergency management system. To develop a superior rate-controlling p...

BACKGROUND Systematically planning appropriate medical coverage for mass-participation running events is a challenge that has received relatively little attention in the medical literature, despite its potentially severe consequences. In particular, the literature lacks quantitative information on running events that medical planners can utilize for decisions on medical resource allocation and ...

This study investigates the suitability of land use variables in predicting the number of child pedestrian casualties; a subject of concern in Great Britain despite sustained improvements in road safety over the past decade. The relationship between land use and transport is used to establish a link between land use and child pedestrian travel; trip attractors and generators are considered as v...

BACKGROUND Emergency medicine is an emerging specialty in Sub-Saharan Africa, and most hospitals do not have a fully functional emergency department (ED). We describe the mortality rates of the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania before and after the opening of a full-capacity ED. METHODS This retrospective study investigated ED and hospital mortality rates for patien...

BACKGROUND It has been documented from a number of out-of-hours primary health care services that the utilisation of the services declines with increasing travel distances. In this study we have investigated the correlation between travel distances and the use of out-of-hours medical services for all Norwegian municipalities that provide such services at a single permanent casualty clinic round...

THIS is an extremely, valuable book and should be read by everyone interested in surgery, particularly the young graduate in his first hospital appointment. It is well illustrated, and an extensive bibliography is given at the end of each section. In the first three-quarters of the book Mr. Lowden deals with the many common problems met with in a busy casualty department. The chapters on sepsis...