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First Aid in Disasters

DISASTERS are rare, but occur unexpectedly and in a variety of forms. The problems presented by victims of a disaster may be due to trauma from road, rail or air crashes, bomb or other explosions, cyclones or earthquakes, or they may be due to burns, drowning, exposure to 'cold, heat, poisoning or irradiation. Every medical graduate would be expected to participate in patient care in these situations, irrespective of how removed he might be from acute care in his normal professional life. This article presents basic principles of patient management at the scene, until organised assistance arrives.