Report on the Feasibility of Establishing a National Research and Information Center for Emergency and Disaster Medical Services (1967) / Chapter Skim
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Statistics Comments Col 10-11 (continued) 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 99 Highway Water - ocean Water - lake Water - river or stream Water - harbor Sky Airplane Mines or tunnels Construction project Military reservation Recreational area Mountains Plains Other Combination of above Col 12-13 Cause of disaster 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 99 Not stated or pertinent Flood, tidal wave, rainfall, etc.
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Statistics ana eRa Col 14-17 Time disaster started (Armed Forces time) Comments Col 18-19 Day disaster started (1-31)
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Statistics Comments r Col 35-37 Length of time to complete care at scene of disaster (hours) 000 Not stated or pertinent 001 Up to 1 hour 002 Two hours 999 Over Col 38-40 Mechanisms which led to disaster OO Not stated, pertinent, or unknown Ol Man made - carelessness O2 Man made - error in judgment O03 Man made - error in decision 04 Defective machinery or equipment OS Arson 06 Psychiatric O7 Condemned construction O8 Lack of safety or warning devices O9 Weather geographical condition 10 Medical condition 1l Physically unfit 12 Over exertion 13 Alcohol 14 Drugs 15 Premeditated 16 Suicide or suicide attempt 17 Defective machinery or equipment 18 Other 99 Combination of above Col 41-43 Temperature during disaster and care Fahrenheit OO Not stated or pertinent Ol Minus 30° or less 02 Zero to minus 30° 03 Zero to plus 10° 04 Plus 10 - plus 20 05 Plus 20° - plus 32° 06 Plus 32° - plus 40° 07 Plus 40° - plus 50° 08 Plus 50° - plus 60° 09 Plus 60° - plus 70° 10 Plus 70° - plus 80° 11 Plus 80° - plus 90° 12 plus 90 - plus 100 13 Over plus 100° Oo 0 Col 44 Wind velocity - during disaster and care 0 Not stated or pertinent 1 None 2 10 mi/hr 3 20 mi/hr 4 30 mi/hr 9 Over 90 mi/hr 121
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Statistics Comments Col 45-46 Sky condition - during disaster and care of casualties (excluding weather conditions causing disaster as in Col 12-13) OO Not stated or pertinent Ol Clear O2 Cloudy - no sun O3 Partly cloudy O4 Fog OS Smog O6 Storm clouds O7 Raining O08 Snow O9 Hail 10 Mist 11 Smoke 12 Sleet 13 Dust storm 14 Other 99 Combination of above Col 47-48 Ground conditions OO Not stated or pertinent O1 Dry O2 Dusty 03 Ice O4 Mud O05 Swamp 06 Wet 07 Snow 08 Flood 09 Other 99 Combination of above Col 49 Distribution of casualties at site O Not stated or pertinent 1 Concentrated 2 Scattered in one area 3 Scattered in multiple areas 4 Concencraced in multiple areas 5 Other 9 Combination of above Col 50-52 Number of casualties 000 Not stated or pertinent 001 999 Over 122
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Statistics Ol 53-54 Si verity of casualties - minor 7% '‘O Not stated or pertinent ‘1 107 or less 12 20% .O 100% Comments >Ol 55 Severity of casualties - major % J Not stated or pertinent L 10% or less 2 9O% or more Col 56 Severity of casualties - deaths % O Not stated or pertinent 1 10% or less 9 90% or more Col 57 Bystanders (See First Aid and Ambulance Survey) Not stated or pertinent Few - no hindrance Few - hindrance Moderate - no hindrance Moderate - hindrance Heavy - no hindrance Heavy - hindrance Other N A U F W N P O wo Combination of above Col 58 Agencies involved - police Not stated, pertinent or used Additional men - no stress Additional men - stressed Additional men - off duty Additional men - off duty and no volunteers Other U e W N & -- O 9 Combination of above Col 59 Agencies involved - Fire Department O Not stated, pertinent or used 1 Usual assignment for area 2 Additional fire stations 3 Additional men - off duty 4 Additional men - off duty and volunteers 5 Other 9 Combination of above 123
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Statistics Comments Col 60 Agencies involved - Red Cross un & WwW we -- & © wo Not stated, pertinent or used Local unit Additional units All state units National units Other Combination of above Col 61 Red Cross involvement WU & W N = OO wo Not stated, pertinent or used Food supplied Shelter supplied Food and shelter supplied Medical supplies Other Combination of above Col 62 Agencies involved - Civil Defense w o m a n A U & W P & © Not stated, pertinent or used Control of disaster Medical supplies 200-bed packaged hospital Advisory capacity only Organized planning utilized Organized planning not utilized No organized planning available Other Combination of above Col 63 Agencies involved - Medical Society wo wm wn ay n u & W D & © Not stated or pertinent Disaster plan utilized Disaster plan, not utilized No disaster plan Disorganized No leadership Adequate medical coverage Inadequate medical coverage Other Combination of above Col 64 Agencies involved - Military ) l 2 Not stated or pertinent Local national guard Navy personnel 3 Army Personnel 4 Air Force personnel 124
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Statistics Comments Col 64 (Continued) 5 Marine personnel 6 Military control 7 Military assistance 8 Other 9 Combination of above Col 65 Additional personnel involved No others Dentists Nur sing Boy Scouts Veterinaries Osteopaths Pharmacists Other N U O N W H Y H O \O Combination of above Col 66 Additional agencies involved No others, not stated, pertinent National AMA State AMA County AMA Medical School USPH Service State Public Health Service State Hospital Association Other Combination of above O O A N D U F W N K O Col 67 Agencies involved - industry for medical purposes Not stated, pertinent or used Electrical Water Gas Telephone Radio Engineers Television Other Combination of above O W N A U F W N KH O Col 68 Disaster Plans - "ivil Defense, Community, etc.
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Statistics Comments Col 69 Individual in charge of disaster at scene initially O Not stated, pertinent, no one individual in charge Layman - not trained Layman - trained Nurse Physician Physician Physician Physician Other Combination of above General Practitioner Internist Surgeon Obstetrician W O O N D U F F W N = Col 70 Individual in charge of disaster at scene one hour or less O Not stated or pertinent 1 Layman - not trained 2 Layman - trained 3 Nurse 4 Physician - General Practitioner 5 Physician - Internist 6 Physician - Surgeon 7 Physician - Obstetrician 8 Other 9 Combination of above Col 71 Individual in charge of disaster at scene after one hour O Not stated or pertinent 1 Layman - not trained 2 Layman - trained 3 Nurse 4 Physician - General Practitioner 5 Physician - Surgeon 6 Physician - Internist 7 Physician - Obstetrician 8 Other 9 Combination of above Col 72 Control post for disaster O None available 1 Site well known 2 Site well chosen 3 Site functioning well 4 Site functioning poorly 5 Control not disaster trained 6 Control disaster trained 7? Communications lacking or poor 8 Communications excellent 9 Combination of above 126
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Statistics Comments od Col 73 Medical supplies at scene 0 Not stated or pertinent 1 Adequate 2 Inadequate 3 Other 9 Combination of above Col 74 Power at disaster site None Adequate initially Inadey,uate initially Ade. uate later Inade.
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APPENDIX B Form VI Proposed Form for Assessment of Emergency Transportation by J Cuthbert Owens, M
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DISASTER TASK FORCE OF NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL DISASTER SURVEY TRANS PORTATION Disaster Surveyor Date Statistics Comments Col 1-2 Identification of disaster (No.) Col 3-7 Location of disaster (Postal Zip Code)
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