Medical Response to the Tianjin Explosions: Lessons Learned

On August 12, 2015, a hazardous chemical explosion occurred in the Tianjin Port of China. The explosions resulted in 165 deaths, 8 missing people, injuries to thousands of people. We present the responses of emergency medical services and hospitals to the explosions and summarize the lessons that ca...

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Published in:Disaster medicine and public health preparedness 2018-06, Vol.12 (3), p.411-414
Main Authors: Zhang, Jin-Jun, Wang, Tian-Bing, Fan, Da, Zhang, Jun, Jiang, Bao-Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemical Hazard Release - statistics & numerical data
China
Disasters
Emergency medical services
Emergency Medical Services - methods
Emergency Medical Services - statistics & numerical data
Explosions
Explosions - statistics & numerical data
Family planning
Firefighters
Fires
Health services
Hospitals
Humans
Injuries
Mass Casualty Incidents - statistics & numerical data
Public health
R&D
Report from the Field
Research & development
Retrospective Studies
Surge Capacity - statistics & numerical data
Time Factors
Urban Population
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Summary:On August 12, 2015, a hazardous chemical explosion occurred in the Tianjin Port of China. The explosions resulted in 165 deaths, 8 missing people, injuries to thousands of people. We present the responses of emergency medical services and hospitals to the explosions and summarize the lessons that can be learned. This study was a retrospective analysis of the responses of emergency medical services and hospitals to the Tianjin explosions. Data on injuries, outcomes, and patient flow were obtained from the government and the hospitals. A total of 46 ambulances and 143 prehospital care professionals were dispatched to the scene, and 198 wounded were transferred to hospitals by ambulance. More than 4000 wounded casualties surged into hospitals, and 798 wounded were admitted. Both emergency medical services and hospitals were quick and successful in the early stage of the explosions. The strategy of 4 centralizations (4Cs) for medical services management in a mass casualty event was successfully applied. The risk of accidental events has increased in recent years. We should take advantage of the lessons learned from the explosions and apply these in future disasters. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2018; 12: 411-414).
ISSN:1935-7893
1938-744X
DOI:10.1017/dmp.2017.64