Triage in emergencies and catastrophes: nursing role

Identifier:  TFG:1296

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TFG1296

Authors:  Marco Hirs, Samira

Abstract:
When a situation of multiple victims occurs, it is often necessary to mobilize additional resources to deal with the disaster. Time is a prime factor to avoid new victims and avoid the worsening of the existing ones. For this purpose, we use extrahospitalary triage as a fundamental tool in the adequate care of victims. The following work is intended to show different aspects in terms of prehospital triage, as well as the role of nursing in the whole process. After extensive bibliographic review, it was concluded that all the professionals involved in this matter constitute an essential element for the management in such incidents so that training is very important.