Citation

Rowlands BJ. Injury 1990; 21(1): 61-62.

Affiliation

Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2347637

Abstract

The time, location and number of injuries sustained in major disasters are unpredictable. The medical response is usually swift and appropriate, but manpower and resources may be quickly stretched to their limits. The hypothesis is advanced that optimal medical management of the victims of major disasters requires the development of a trauma system in the UK, and greater emphasis on education and research in trauma and critical care.