Citation

Teo J. Accid. Emerg. Nurs. 1993; 1(4): 199-203.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0965-2302(93)90085-E

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

An organised disaster plan has been developed in Singapore to provide a coordinated and rapid medical response to a civil disaster situation. On notification of a civil disaster incident, medical teams from government and restructured hospitals will be despatched to the disaster site. Each team of two doctors and four nurses will also carry a set of pre-packaged medical supplies. These teams are coordinated by a Disaster Site Medical Command (DSMC) headquarters team which maintains radio contact with them. Through such contact, information regarding the casualty situation, requirements for ambulances, stretchers and medical supplies can be relayed. The teams carry out only trauma resuscitative procedures prior to transportation to hospitals. Constant communication is also maintained with the Ministry of Health Coordination Centre at the Singapore General Hospital, to enable the Medical Command to direct ambulance transport of patients from the disaster site to the appropriate hospitals.

Language: en