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- J De Boer.
- Department of Surgery, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Eur J Emerg Med. 1999 Jun 1; 6 (2): 141-8.
AbstractThe medical aspects of disaster management, also referred to as disaster medicine, is a relatively new medical specialty, the roots of which are to be found in war surgery and traumatology. The main content of disaster medicine is based on empiricism. During the past couple of years, a mathematical approach to some aspects has been added. This may well result in the creation of some order in chaos. This modelling of medical disaster management is important not only in the preparedness phase, but also during the disaster itself and its evaluation. This may in turn result in a decrease in mortality, morbidity and disability amongst disaster casualties.
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