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Keywords:

Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Otorhinolaryngology, Search and rescue, triage, regulation, MANAGEMENT, Disaster Medicine, Disasters, Humans, Rescue Work, Resource Allocation

Abstract:

Coordination of actions in disaster situations. The essential concept of disaster medicine is to create appropriate proportions of resources to needs.The different operational steps will be described in this chapter.The aim is to minimize human fatalities while reducing the risk of long- and short-term physical and psychological complications.