Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: " Effect of the medical emergency team on long-term mortality following major surg

Following the 2004 tsunami disaster that hit southeast Asia and killed over 225,000 people [1,2], severely injured tourists from various European countries were evacuated via airlift to Germany using German Air Force Airbus A310 MRT MedEvac transport [3-5]. Triage upon arrival at Cologne-Bonn Military Airport identified a cohort of 17 patients requiring further intensive medical care. This cohort was immediately transferred to the nearest level 1 trauma center of the region, the Cologne Merheim Medical Center (CMMC). Rapid communication on different aspects associated with the longdistance air transfer, characteristic injury patterns, microbiological and psychoemotional findings at a very early stage following the disaster have previously been published [5,6].