Citation

Ortenwall P, Sager-Lund C, Nyström J, Martinell S. Lakartidningen 2000; 97(13): 1532-1539.

Vernacular Title

Katastrofmedicinska lardomar kan dras av Goteborgsbranden.

Affiliation

Divisionen för allmän kirurgi, Sahlgrenska universitetssjukhuset. per.ortenwall@sahlgrenska.se

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Sveriges Lakarforbund)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10771526

Abstract

On the night of October 29, 1998, a fire broke out in an old warehouse in Gothenburg, where nearly 400 teenagers had gathered for a disco party. More than 200 patients were brought to four different hospitals in the region. Sixty-one people died at the scene due to inhalation of toxic fumes caused by the fire. Another two died later in the hospital due to severe burns. Disaster management in Sweden is based on mobile medical teams consisting of hospital staff supporting ambulance crews in the event of major incidents. Only one team together with a GP was able to be mobilized during this incident. Thus, medical care at the scene was limited. The principle of OEload and go pi was used, placing the major burden of triage on the hospitals. The limited numbers of medical personnel and available supplies caused major stress for the physicians involved at the scene.

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