Erschienen in:
01.04.2011 | Review Article
Civil protection and disaster medicine in Germany today
verfasst von:
Philipp Fischer, Arasch Wafaisade, Hermann Bail, Bernd Domres, Koroush Kabir, Thomas Braun
Erschienen in:
Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery
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Ausgabe 4/2011
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Abstract
Purpose
This paper seeks to outline the development of disaster medicine services in Germany and the preparedness of the security and rescue forces for mass casualty incidents after an accident, a natural disaster or a terrorist attack.
Method
The method used was review of articles and interview with experts.
Results
The plane crash at the 1988 Ramstein air show highlighted problems in the approach to incident management. Following this event, Germany improved the medical management of major incidents. At the railway accident in Eschede in 1998, a “proof of concept” was evident. The newest increases of terrorist threats were also turning points in the further development of disaster medicine in Germany.
Conclusions
Emergency medical training must be adapted to the increase in disasters, mass casualty incidents, and terrorist threats.