Citation

Seletz JM. Mil. Med. 1990; 155(4): 152-155.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center, West Germany.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2110334

Abstract

A successful response to a mass casualty event must include trained personnel, adequate facilities, and abundant supplies. The medical staff must strictly adhere to triage and classification standards. Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center (LARMC) triaged, within 30 minutes, 120 casualties from the Ramstein Air Show Disaster--14 patients were admitted, 86 were stabilized and transferred to German facilities, 16 were treated and released, and 4 were expectant. There were 6 subsequent transfers to LARMC. Seven patients were operated upon that day, 7 patients were eventually transferred to Brooke Army Burn Unit, and 3 patients underwent subsequent delayed reconstructive surgery.

Language: en