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1985655

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
The Three Rivers Regatta accident occurred on August 7, 1988 when a Formula I racing craft collided with shore, injuring 24 spectators. The authors retrospectively examined the prehospital-based response for this multiple-casualty incident that used emergency medical service (EMS) physicians and 32 paramedics stationed at water and land-based posts to triage and evacuate 24 patients in 32 minutes. Patients were transported to 5 hospitals including 4 Level I trauma centers; this was accomplished in 53 minutes. The EMS response was unique in a number of respects. This was a prehospital-based rescue with the entire triage and stabilization phase accomplished by River Rescue units that transported paramedic divers, EMS physicians, and trauma supplies for 30 patients. Also of significance was the inordinate proportion of pediatric patients that accounted for 50% (12/24) of the cases. Successful medical care was the result of planning based on "Daily Routine Doctrine" or escalation of existing treatment protocol; adequate supplies, personnel and transport adapted to local geography and patient population; communications, including all services--EMS, police, and fire; and prehospital physician input to ensure correct triage order and patient disposition.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0735-6757
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
64-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
The Three Rivers Regatta accident: an EMS perspective.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15213.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article