Database of Health Workforce Innovations
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Managing anaesthetic provision for global disasters
Providing appropriate anesthetic care as part of emergency medical teams
After Haiti there was a general call from the international medical community for an improvement in standards and coordination for disaster response. This has led to the production by the WHO of the Emergency Medical Team (EMT) Classification and Programme. This programme lays down minimum standards for emergency medical teams responding to a disaster. Teams are categorised into three levels: Level 1 - outpatient emergency care; Level 2 - inpatient surgical emergency care; and Level 3 - inpatient referral hospital with ICU facilities.
Discussion of the anesthesiologist role as part of new EMT's
Discussion of the anesthesiologist role as part of new EMT's
- New roles
- Expanded roles
- Other Health Care Workers
Post-disaster zones (earthquakes, tsunamis, floods)
- Critical Care
- Emergency Medical Services
- Remote
Assertion by the WHO of medical response team standards to ensure anesthesiologists play a role and have the proper supplies.
Research Intervention - outcome data available
Craven, R. M. (2017). Managing anaesthetic provision for global disasters. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 119, i126–i134.
Rachel Craven
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University Hospitals Bristol
Europe - United Kingdom