Disaster Management at the 1904 New Market, Tennessee Train Wreck: Role of a Surgeon
Testerman GM - Knowing the lessons of past disasters is necessary in disaster planning. Such knowledge paves the way for creating a plan that anticipates the patterns, as well as the impediments, of behavior and injuries encountered in most events. An historical analysis of the events of this mass casualty incident and the medical and community response may serve as a template for modern disaster management and the role of surgeons in that management. [more...]
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