Table 3 Key factors related to the pre-hospital medical services during the medical response to the Bam earthquake
From: Facilitators and obstacles in pre-hospital medical response to earthquakes: a qualitative study
Pre-hospital medical response | Obstacles | Facilitators |
|---|---|---|
Triage | - Absence of triage plan - Absence of triage teams - Absence of resources | - Medical specialists at the airport |
Treatment | - Absence of disaster plan - Lack of Disaster Medical Assistance Teams - Shortage of resources | - Trained medical personnel from Army - Large number of medical volunteers |
Transportation | - Absence of transportation plan - Lack of standardized transportation system - No control on transportation of the casualties | - Airlifting of casualties by Army |