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Coordination of Emergency Medical Services for a Major Road Traffic Accident on a Swiss Suburban Highway

Dami, Fabrice ; Fuchs, Vincent ; Péclard, Etienne ; Potin, Mathieu ; Vallotton, Laurent ; Carron, Pierre-Nicolas

In: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2009, vol. 35, no. 3, p. 265-270

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    Titre
    • Coordination of Emergency Medical Services for a Major Road Traffic Accident on a Swiss Suburban Highway
    Auteur
    • Dami, Fabrice. Fondation Urgences-Santé (Medical Call Center-144), Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Fuchs, Vincent. Fondation Urgences-Santé (Medical Call Center-144), Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Péclard, Etienne. Ambulances Company, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Potin, Mathieu. Division of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Center, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Vallotton, Laurent. Division of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Center, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Carron, Pierre-Nicolas. Division of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Center, Lausanne, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2009, vol. 35, no. 3, p. 265-270. Urban and Vogel
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:312097
    Summary
    Abstract : On 9th April 2008 at 2:14 p.m., on the highway between Lausanne and Vevey in western Switzerland, there was a 72-car pileup including five trucks that caused one death and injured 26 others. The relatively light toll was attributed to reduced vehicular speeds on account of foggy weather, together with the quick actions and effectiveness of the first responders and the excellent collaboration between the various rescue groups (medical rescue services, fire and police departments). For the first time, we used an innovative on-site medical command and control system, based on a binomial team. Two hours after the accident, the last of the injured had been evacuated and first aid on the site had ended. This article describes how the Emergency Medical Services from the State of Vaud, Switzerland, handled the situation and how the binomial team is structured