A large-stale aero transportation of mass casualties away from 5.12 Wenchuan earthquake region to other provinces / 中华急诊医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To sum up the experience of a large-scale aero transportation of mass casualties away from the quake-hit region to distant cities,and to provide reference for medical transportation of mass casualties.Method The study analyzed the aero medical transportation of 3 482 casualties from quake-hit region treated in West China Hospital of Siehuan University and other seven hospitals in Sichuan Province to other provinces from 22 May 2008 to 3 June 2008.The influencing factors of aero medical transportation were discussed,including selection standard of patients,preparation of staff and mcterials before transportation,management during transportation.The selection standards were:patients with stable condition after orthopedic operation and craniocerebral operation,and patients with passage of gas by anus after abdominal operation 5 days.Results Total of 3 482 casualties were transported in 99 times to 19 cities including Guangzhou,Shanghai,Shenyang,only 8 victims felt a little bit uncomfortable during flight,and recovered soon after management.Conclusions Total of 3 482 patients were safely transported.Strict selection of patients,comprehensive planning and monitoring,and psychotherapy are important for aero medical transfer.