Citation

Hart RJ, Lee JO, Boyles DJ, Batey NR. Br. Med. J. BMJ 1975; 1(5952): 256-259.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1975, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1111764

PMCID

PMC1672083

Abstract

The reception, admission, and subsequent management of casualties from the Summerland fire are described. A senior member ofthe staff assessed priorities and direceted casualties to different prearranged teams, and a nurse was allocated to each patient to aid continuity of treatment and documentation. Though regular revision and discussion of major accident procedures with all members of the hospital staff and co-ordination with other rescue workers is helpful expensive rehearsals are of limited value in a civilian incident.

Language: en