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Chapter 30 - Prehospital Care in the Disaster Setting

from Section 5 - Additional Contextual Considerations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2020

By
Dan Hanfling
Edited by
Elhanan Bar-On ,
Kobi Peleg  and
Yitshak Kreiss
Elhanan Bar-On
Affiliation:
The Israel Center for Disaster Medicine and Humanitarian Response, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Kobi Peleg
Affiliation:
National Center for Trauma & Emergency Medicine Research, The Gertner Institute for Health Policy and Epidemiology and Tel-Aviv University, Disaster Medicine Department
Yitshak Kreiss
Affiliation:
Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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Summary

This chapter describes the role of prehospital teams deployed to large scale disaster events. It describes two categories of type I emergency medical teams (EMT), and provides an overview of their capabilities and expectations. It reviews competing models of prehospital care delivery that are prevalent worldwide, including the levels of service that can be expected within such systems. Finally, the chapter describes the role of the medical component of urban search and rescue (USAR) teams, and notes the differences that exist between type I EMTs and USAR teams. Future trends in the development of EMTs are explored, including the importance of national capacity building, the commitment to acute and long term community needs, and the continued promotion of EMT and USAR medical coordination.

Keywords

Disaster responsetype I emergency medical team (EMTs)urban search and rescue (USAR) teamemergency medical services (EMS)
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Field Hospitals
A Comprehensive Guide to Preparation and Operation
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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