Proposed resources compilation for planning and response to a mass casualty incident, November, 1985.

By:

Snyder, David

Contributor(s):

American Society for Testing and Materials

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: NOV 1985Description: 68p., 10 refsSubject: A multiple casualty incident can occur at any time, in any place. In such a situation, the rapid delivery of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) becomes a matter of critical importance. Beginning in 1984 and continuing to the present, an effort has been underway to develop national, voluntary guidelines and standards for all facets of EMS. This effort has been organised as committee F-30 on emergency medical services of the American Society for the Testing of Materials (ASTM), and has entailed a major involvement on the part of a full range of EMS professionals, including private sector individuals and federal, state and local officials. This is a review document which is working towards developing a good, workable guidelines for local mass casualty response planning

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Writing group members were James Alexander; Craig Deatley; Loretta Gainor; Thomas Hajduk; Linda Landesman; Kevin McGee; Blanche Newhall; ASTM TASK GROUP F-30.03.07

A multiple casualty incident can occur at any time, in any place. In such a situation, the rapid delivery of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) becomes a matter of critical importance. Beginning in 1984 and continuing to the present, an effort has been underway to develop national, voluntary guidelines and standards for all facets of EMS. This effort has been organised as committee F-30 on emergency medical services of the American Society for the Testing of Materials (ASTM), and has entailed a major involvement on the part of a full range of EMS professionals, including private sector individuals and federal, state and local officials. This is a review document which is working towards developing a good, workable guidelines for local mass casualty response planning

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