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Future Disaster Planning In The United Kingdom *
Author(s) -
Savage P.E.A
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
disasters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-7717
pISSN - 0361-3666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7717.1979.tb00201.x
Subject(s) - triage , medical emergency , disaster planning , disaster medicine , poison control , suicide prevention , injury prevention , population , occupational safety and health , human factors and ergonomics , medicine , plan (archaeology) , disaster response , emergency medical services , emergency management , environmental health , geography , political science , archaeology , pathology , law
SUMMARY1 An ideal integrated national disaster plan would include the following points: 2 First aid training for the general population. 3 Advanced training in critical care for ambulance men. 4 Principles of triage for all emergency services. 5 Application of triage by trained ambulance men. 6 Spreading the casualty load (where possible) to a number of receiving hospitals. 7 The setting up of local disaster co‐ordinating committees. 8 The more widespread dissemination of disaster information and reports.