Noordergraaf GJ ,
Deggens JW ,
Eijk KJ van der ,
Savelkoul TJF
38 p
in Dutch
1993
Toon Nederlands
English Abstract The Drechtsteden Hospital, location Refaja is the first
to participate in a national network set up for the admission and treatment
of groups of patients exposed to physical, biological or chemical agents.
The training offered the hospital the opportunity to admit patients from a
mass-casualty chemical incident. For this purpose the hospital had
available written protocols and was supported by the National Poison Control
Center (NVIC) and the Emergency Hospital Utrecht. Major goals for the
training were: - to activate the hospital as a participant in the national
network of hospitals for chemical accidents coordinated by the medical
assistance team of the NVIC/-Emergency Hospital Utrecht - to evaluate the
written protocols for mass-casualty accidents and observe procedures - to
evaluate medical en nursing aspects in patient treatment. The planning and
the execution of the training are described. Conclusions are formulated as
to the procedural and medical aspects in the training. Some of these show
possibilities for the improvement in efficiency by a recognizable
coordinator, the need to adapt to the quantity of patients and the
registration of relevant (medical) data. Some suggestions are made to
strengthen the disaster management plan.
