A temporary trauma team established in primary hospital for disaster rescue

  • Zhenzhou WANG ,
  • Xiujuan ZHAO ,
  • Fuzheng GUO ,
  • Fengxue ZHU ,
  • Tianbing WANG
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  • Trauma Center, National Center for Trauma Medicine, Key Laboratory of Trauma and Neural Regeneration, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China
WANG Tianbing, e-mail, drtbw01@126.com

Received date: 2022-05-13

  Online published: 2025-04-12

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Grants from Peking University People's Hospital Research and Development Funds(RDE2022-23)

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Abstract

Objective: To explore the feasibility of establishing a temporary trauma team led by trauma experts in primary hospitals for disaster medical rescue. Methods: In the coal mine flooding accident in Xiaoyi City, Shanxi Province on December 15, 2021, according to the local emergency plan and the characteristics of the accident, the trauma experts trained the medical staff from the local primary hospital on advanced trauma life support (ATLS) and damage control surgery (DCS) in the short time interval between the occurrence of the mine disaster and the admission of medical staff to the disaster scene. A temporary trauma team composed of trauma experts, ATLS team, and DCS team was formed to provide early diagnosis and treatment for survivors before and in the hospital. Results: The miners were found on the 36th hour of the disaster. All 22 miners were male, and 2 died underground. Another 20 people were rescued 39-43 hours after the disaster, with a median age of 48 years (34-57 years). All the survivors suffered from hypothermia, dehydration, maceration of feet and other injuries. There were 18 cases of acute inhalation tracheobronchitis, 14 cases of electrolyte acid-base disturbance, 6 cases of trunk contusion, 1 case of psoas major hematoma, and 1 case of lower extremity hematoma. Deep vein thrombosis was in 4 cases. The ATLS team focused on injury assessment, rewarming and rehydration within 50-60 minutes before admission, and completed auxiliary examinations within 2 hours after admission to clarify the diagnosis. The DCS team evaluated 6 patients with mechanical blunt trunk injury and excluded the indication of emergency surgery. The trauma experts conducted the whole process of supervision and quality control of disaster rescue. The positive rate of capillary refill test in the all survivors at the third hour of admission was significantly lower than that immediately after being rescued (75.0% vs. 15.0%, P=0.000 3), and they were discharged 4-7 days after admission. Conclusion: Under the leadership of trauma experts and relying on the medical staff of primary hospitals, it is feasible to establish and train a temporary trauma team with ATLS and DCS functions to participate in the medical rescue of disasters, which is in line with the current national conditions of China.

Cite this article

Zhenzhou WANG , Xiujuan ZHAO , Fuzheng GUO , Fengxue ZHU , Tianbing WANG . A temporary trauma team established in primary hospital for disaster rescue[J]. Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences), 2025 , 57(2) : 323 -327 . DOI: 10.19723/j.issn.1671-167X.2025.02.016

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