Triage During the Week of the Sichuan Earthquake: A Review of Utilized Patient Triage, Care, and Disposition Procedures

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• Hu Nie; Shi-Yuan Tang; Wayne Lau; Jian-Cheng Zhang; Yao-Wen Jiang; Bernard Lopez
PMID: 20153857DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2010.01.113

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This article provides an overview of the hospital emergency department triage procedure implemented for earthquake victims following the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China. The study conducted at West China Hospital of Sichuan University details the triage process, patient demographics, group assignments, diagnoses, and outcomes for 2283 earthquake victims. The results show how patients were categorized into different groups based on the severity of their injuries and the hospital mortality rate. The study emphasizes the importance of establishing proper triage strategies before mass casualty events, highlighting the significance of multi-specialty treatment teams and hospital-wide coordination for effective patient management in disasters.

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Focus Area: Natural Disasters

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: China; Disaster Planning; Earthquakes; Emergency Medicine; Hospitalization; Retrospective Studies; Triage; Emergency Service, Hospital; Mass Casualty Incidents

Institutions: West China Hospital of Sichuan University; Thomas Jefferson University

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