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A New Triage Support Tool in Case of Explosion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2018

Olivier Yavari-Sartakhti ,
Frédérique Briche ,
Daniel Jost ,
Nicolas Michaud ,
Michel Bignand  and
Jean-Pierre Tourtier
Olivier Yavari-Sartakhti*
Affiliation:
Paris Fire Brigade – Emergency Medical Department, Paris, France
Frédérique Briche
Affiliation:
Paris Fire Brigade – Emergency Medical Department, Paris, France
Daniel Jost
Affiliation:
Paris Fire Brigade – Emergency Medical Department, Paris, France
Nicolas Michaud
Affiliation:
Paris Fire Brigade – Communication Department, Paris, France
Michel Bignand
Affiliation:
Paris Fire Brigade – Emergency Medical Department, Paris, France
Jean-Pierre Tourtier
Affiliation:
Paris Fire Brigade – Emergency Medical Department, Paris, France
*
Correspondence: Olivier Yavari-Sartakhti, MD Paris Fire Brigade - Emergency Medical Department 1, Place Jules Renard 75017 Paris, France E-mail: olivier.yavari@pompiersparis.fr
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Abstract

Deafness frequently observed in explosion victims, currently following terrorist attack, is a barrier to communication between victims and first responders. This may result in a delay in the initial triage and evacuation. In such situations, Paris Fire Brigade (Paris, France) proposes the use of assistance cards to help conscious, but deafened patients at the site of an attack where there may be numerous victims.

Yavari-SartakhtiO, BricheF, JostD, MichaudN, BignandM, TourtierJP. A New Triage Support Tool in Case of Explosion. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2018;33(2):213–214.

Keywords

communication toolmass-casualty triageotologic injuryprehospital careterrorist attack
Type
Special Reports
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 33 , Issue 2 , April 2018 , pp. 213 - 214
Copyright
© World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2018 

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Footnotes

Conflicts of interest: The authors have no financial interests or potential conflicts of interest.

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