GEMC:Prehospital / Disaster / Mass Casualty Medicine

General

This the main page for the Global Emergency Medicine Curriculum Project's Prehospital / Disaster / Mass Casualty Medicine section. For point of care treatment information see the respective category page and non-GEMC notes.

Open Access

Audiovisual

Podcasts

Prehospital

• PHARM Podcast 66 Patient Preparation in Retrieval Medicine http://prehospitalmed.com/2013/04/24/pharm-podcast-66-patient-preparation-in-retrieval-medicine/
• RESUS.ME Trauma Before and Beyond the Hospital: Patient Preparation in Retrieval Medicine http://resus.me/trauma-before-and-beyond-the-hospital/ (21 min)
• EM Basic The Prehospital Episode http://embasic.org/2012/02/20/the-prehospital-episode/ (14 min)
• Dario Gonzalez EMS and Prehospital Systems on an International Level http://freeemergencytalks.net/2012/08/dario-gonzalez-ems-and-prehospital-systems-on-an-international-level/ (33 min)
• Maaret Castren (Sweden): Identification of Sepsis- Is it Possible in the Prehospital Setting? http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/12/maaret-castren-sweden-identification-of-sepsis-is-it-possible-in-the-prehospital-setting/ (16 min)
• Stephen C. Morris (Washington): Assessing Emergency Medical Systems in Low Income Countries http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/12/stephen-c-morris-washington-assessing-emergency-medical-systems-in-low-income-countries/ (19 min)
• Patrick Plaisance (France): Is Noninvasive Ventilation Beneficial in the Prehospital Setting? http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/12/patrick-plaisance-france-is-noninvasive-ventilation-beneficial-in-the-prehospital-setting/ (22 min)
• Brian Walsh (New Jersey): Should Prehospital Intubation be Deferred?: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/12/brian-walsh-new-jersey-should-prehospital-intubation-be-deferred/ (30 min)
• Brian Walsh (New Jersey): Prehospital Medications- How Well Do They Store http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/12/brian-walsh-new-jersey-prehospital-medications-how-well-do-they-store/ (18 min)
• Scott Weiner (Massachusetts): Update on Prehospital Airway and Resuscitation http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/12/scott-weiner-massachusetts-update-on-prehospital-airway-and-resusciation/ (29 min)
• Pierre Carli (France): Trends in Prehospital Emergency Care in Europe http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/12/pierre-carli-france-trends-in-prehospital-emergency-care-in-europe/ (25 min)
• Frederic Thys (Blegium):'Noninvasive Ventilation in the Prehospital Setting http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/12/frederic-thys-belgium-noninvasive-ventilation-in-the-prehospital-setting/ (24 min)
• Scott Weiner: Cutting-Edge Prehospital Techniques http://freeemergencytalks.net/2012/05/scott-weiner-cutting-edge-prehospital-techniques/ (20 min)
• Brian Burns (Australia): Optimized Medical Team Configuration in Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine http://freeemergencytalks.net/2012/07/brian-burns-australia-optimised-medical-team-configuration-in-prehospital-and-retrieval-medicine/ (21 min)

Disaster and Mass Casualty

• David Bradt (Australia): Evidence and Reporting in Disasters: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2012/07/david-bradt-australia-evidence-and-reporting-in-disasters/ (21 min)
• Efstratios Photiou (Italy): Risk Communication in Recent Disasters. How Did it Work? How Should it Work?: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/12/efstratios-photiou-italy-risk-communication-in-recent-disasters-how-did-it-work-how-should-it-work/ (12 min)
• Steve Photiou (Italy): Hospital Overcrowding as a Template for Medical Disaster Medicine: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2012/07/steve-photiou-italy-hospital-overcrowding-as-a-template-for-medical-disaster-medicine/ (13 min)
• Paul Dhillon (Canada): Social media and the Disaster Management Response- Current Evidence and Future Trends in Practice: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2012/07/paul-dhillon-canada-social-media-and-the-disaster-management-response-current-evidence-and-future-trends-in-practice/ (18 min)
• Gregory Ciottone (USA): Medical & Societal Impacts of Disasters: Lessons Learned from the 21st Century: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2012/07/gregory-ciottone-usa-medical-societal-impacts-of-disasters-lessons-learned-from-the-21st-century/ (22 min)
• Mick Molloy (Ireland): Disaster Medicine Education for Everyone: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2012/07/mick-molloy-ireland-disaster-medicine-education-for-everyone/ (20 min)
• Michael Pulia: PTSD- Psychologic Manifestations of Disasters and Terrorism: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2012/06/michael-pulia-ptsd-psychologic-manifestations-of-disasters-and-terrorism/ (29 min)
• Elizabeth Devos (Florida): Psychological Issues in Disaster: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/12/elizabeth-devos-florida-psychological-issues-in-disaster/ (20 min)
• Francesco Della Corte (Italy): A Single European Response to Disaster Medicine: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2012/07/francesco-della-corte-italy-a-single-european-response-to-disaster-medicine/ (23 min)
• Massimo Azzaretto (Italy): Military versus Civilian Management of Disasters: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2012/07/massimo-azzaretto-italy-military-versus-civilian-management-of-disasters/ (17 min)
• John McManus (Texas): The Military and Disaster Medicine- Are We Speaking the Same Language and Are We Interested in the Same Things?: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/04/john-mcmanus-texas-the-military-and-disaster-medicine-are-we-speaking-the-same-language-and-are-we-interested-in-the-same-things/ (20 min)
• Andrew Johnson: Why an Emergency Physician is Ideal for Directing Disaster Relief: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2012/06/andrew-johnson-why-an-emergency-physician-is-ideal-for-directing-disaster-relief/ (31 min)
• R Bristow, E Calvello, P Cameron, J Holliman, L Wallis: Humanitarian Relief and Disaster Medicine: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/08/robert-bristow-emilie-calvello-peter-cameron-jim-holliman-lee-wallis-humanitarian-relief-and-disaster-medicine/ (40 min)
• Narayan Ramachandran (Oman): State of Disaster Preparedness Around the World- How Much Do Local Factors Influence Our Plans? Asian Perspective: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/04/narayan-ramachandran-oman-state-of-disaster-preparedness-around-the-world-how-much-do-local-factors-influence-our-plans-asian-perspective/ (13 min)
• Kristi Koenig (Califorina): State of Disaster Preparedness Around the World- How Much Do Local Factors Influence Our Plans? US Perspective: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/04/5821/ (23 min)
• Demetrios Pyrros (Greece): State of Disaster Preparedness Around the World- How Much Do Local Factors Influence Our Plans? European Perspective: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/04/demetrios-pyrros-greece-state-of-disaster-preparedness-around-the-world-how-much-do-local-factors-influence-our-plans-european-perspective/ (18 min)
• Tudor Adrian Codreanu (Australia): State of Disaster Preparedness Around the World- How Much Do Local Factors Influence Our Plans? Australian Perspective: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/04/tudor-adrian-codreanu-australia-state-of-disaster-preparedness-around-the-world-how-much-do-local-factors-influence-our-plans-australian-perspective/ (28 min)
• Lee Wallis (South Africa): State of Disaster Preparedness Around the World- How Much Do Local Factors Influence Our Plans? Australian Perspective: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/04/lee-wallis-south-africa-state-of-disaster-preparedness-around-the-world-how-much-do-local-factors-influence-our-plans-african-perspective/ (20 min)
• Mark Leong (Singapore): Mass Casualty Decontamination in the Emergency Department: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/12/mark-leong-singapore-mass-casualty-decontamination-in-the-emergency-department/ (24 min)
• Herman Delooz (Belgium): Disaster Bioethics- Taking Care of the Carers: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/12/herman-delooz-belgium-disaster-bioethics-taking-care-of-the-carers/ (26 min)
• Ioannis Galatas (Greece): Are Hospitals Prepared to Deal with New Emerging Threats: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/12/ioannis-galatas-greece-are-hospitals-prepared-to-deal-with-new-emerging-threats/ (34 min)
• Krist Koenig (California): Public Health Policy in Disaster Medicine: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/12/kristi-koenig-california-public-health-policy-in-disaster-medicine/ (24 min)
• Raed Arafat (Romania): The Concept of Integrated Mobile Command and Control Center in the Management of Mass Casualty Incidents: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/12/raed-arafat-romania-the-concept-of-integrated-mobile-command-and-control-center-in-the-management-of-mass-casualty-incidents/ (22 min)
• Knox Todd (New York): Mass Casualty Pain & Palliative Care: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/04/knox-todd-new-york-mass-casualty-pain-palliative-care/ (21 min)
• Erwin Dhondt (Belgium): 21st Century Weaponry Disaster Medicine Implications: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/04/erwin-dhondt-belgium-21st-century-weaponry-disaster-medicine-implications/ (23 min)
• Ervigio Corral Torres (Spain): Triage and Organization of Assistance in a Disaster- The 11 March 2004 Madrid Bombings: http://freeemergencytalks.net/2010/11/ervigio-corral-torres-spain-triage-and-organization-of-assistance-in-a-disaster-the-11-march-2004-madrid-bombings/ (37 min)

Video

• Prehospital amputation -http://aucklandhems.com/2013/08/01/prehospital-amputation/ (3 videos)

Slide Sets

• Airway Management with Rich Levitan sides (talk in Podcasts) http://emcrit.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/levitan-handout.pdf

Guidelines

• 2003 NAEMSP Guidelines for Withholding or Termination of Resuscitation in Prehospital Traumatic Cardiopulmonary Arrest: http://www.naemsp.org/MDC%20References%20for%20Website/Guide%20to%20Field%20Termination%20of%20traumatic%20cardiac%20arrest.pdf
• 2003 NAEMS Guidelines for Air Medical Dispatch: http://www.naemsp.org/Documents/POSITION%20GuidelinesforAirMedicalDispatch.pdf
• National Association of EMS Physician Position Statements: http://www.naemsp.org/Pages/Position-Statements.aspx

Blog Articles

• The Prehospital “Nonstandard Patient Position” Sign: http://regionstraumapro.com/post/55779795815
• 45 Seconds – Memoirs of an ER Doctor: Personal Account of the Joplin, MO Tornado: http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2011/06/memoirs-of-an-er-doctor/

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Book Chapters

Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice, 7th ed.

• Chapter 190 Emergency Medical Services: Overview and Ground Transport
• Chapter 191 Air Medical Transport
• Chapter 192 Tactical Emergency Medicine Support and Urban Search and Rescue
• Chapter 193 Disaster Preparedness
• Chapter 194 Weapons of Mass Destruction

Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine, 7th ed.

• Chapter 01 Emergency Medical Services
• Chapter 02 Prehospital Equipment and Adjuncts
• Chapter 03 Air Medical Transportation
• Chapter 04 Neonatal and Pediatric Transport
• Chapter 05 Mass Gatherings
• Chapter 06 Disaster Preparedness and Response
• Chapter 07 Natural Disasters
• Chapter 08 Bomb, Blast, and Crush Injuries
• Chapter 09 Chemical Agents and Mass Casualties
• Chapter 10 Bioterrorism and Response: Implications for the Emergency Clinician
• Chapter 11 Radiation Injuries

Fleisher: Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 6th ed.

• Chapter 06 Emergency Medical Services and Transport Medicine
• Chapter 07 Emergency Department Recognition and Management of Victims of Biological and Chemical Terrorism

Auerbach: Wilderness Medicine, 6th ed.

• Chapter 36 Wilderness Emergency Medical Services and Response Systems
• Chapter 37 Search and Rescue
• Chapter 38 Technical Rescue, Self-Rescue and Evacuation
• Chapter 40 Helicopter Rescue and Aeromedical Transport
• Chapter 86 Natural Disaster Medicine
• Chapter 88 Global Humanitarian Medicine and Disaster Relief
• Chapter 89 Natural and Human-Made Hazards: Disaster Risk Management Issues

See Also

• GEMC: Global Emergency Medicine Curriculum (Main)