Objective To investigate the transferring methods of earthquake casualties accepted by the Department of Emergency, discuss the requirement for rescue materials in pre-hospital transference and provide information for transferring casualties after disasters in future. Methods Traumatic types and conditions of the wounded admitted by the Department of Emergency of West China Hospital within 3 weeks after Wenchuan earthquake,were collected. The characteristics of the wounded transferred by ambulances and helicopters were analyzed. Results Of the 2 338 wounded, ambulances transferred the most accounting for 60.56%, helicopter transferred 13.47%, and the other transport modes took up 25.96%. As for the macrotraumas, ambulances transferred more than helicopter and other transport mode did (Plt;0.05), while there was no statistical significance between helicopters and other transport modes(Pgt;0.05). Conclusion After the disaster, a field first-aid command system should be immediately established, casualties should be triaged concisely, an appropriate transference mode should be decided according to the degree of injuries and sufficient rescue materials should be provided based on different transference modes.
Objective To explore the utilization of emergency materials for mass disaster. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the 2 338 casualties from Wenchuan earthquake who visited our emergency department from 2:28 PM, May 12 to 2:28 PM, June 2. The injury condition and demand on emergency materials at different phase were also analyzed.Results mong the 2 338 casualties, the most common injuries were fracture, skin or soft tissue injury, and brain injury. Primary drugs are tetanus immune globulin, normal sodium and antibiotics. The injury condition and demand on medical resource were different at different phase. The demand on emergency materials depended on the category and severity of injury. Conclusion It is necessary to make a good medical resource planning for mass disaster. The catogory of injury and demand on emergency materials are different at different phase.