A New Triage Support Tool in Case of Explosion.

Olivier Yavari-Sartakhti, Frédérique Briche, Daniel Jost, Nicolas Michaud, Michel Bignand, Jean-Pierre Tourtier

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine · 2018-03-08 · Other / unclear

Read at publisher · PubMed

Abstract

Deafness frequently observed in explosion victims, currently following terrorist attack, is a barrier to communication between victims and first responders. This may result in a delay in the initial triage and evacuation. In such situations, Paris Fire Brigade (Paris, France) proposes the use of assistance cards to help conscious, but deafened patients at the site of an attack where there may be numerous victims. Yavari-Sartakhti O , Briche F , Jost D , Michaud N , Bignand M , Tourtier JP . A new triage support tool in case of explosion. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2018;33(2):213-214.

Tags

Triage instruments · Mass casualty triage · Fire service & police · Mass gatherings & events · Communication & handover