[Advanced medical post within hospitals as possible tactical instrument for handling mass casualty incidents].

DISCUSSION: During acute scenarios with only short prior notice, the authors prefer concepts that supplement the normal hospital operation through additional staff and material. In circumstances with prior notice of more than 60 min an advanced intrahospital advanced medical post, staffed by civil protection units, could be a concept that enables the absorption of the first patient arrivals within the first hour of a mass casualty incident without disturbing the functionality of hospitals to any great extent. Further practice runs are, however, necessary to further develop and adjust this concept to real-life circumstances. PMID: 31073711 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Der Anaesthesist - May 8, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Kippnich M, Kippnich U, Markus C, Dietz S, Braun R, Pierags G, Hack M, Kraus M, Wurmb T Tags: Anaesthesist Source Type: research